Word Type

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "shad" can be used as noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Agrakhan shad Alabama shad American shad Astrabad shad Azov shad Black Sea shad Caspian anadromous shad Caspian marine shad Caspian shad Enzeli shad European shad Killarney shad Kura shad Laotian shad Macedonia shad North African shad Pontic shad Reeves' shad Saposhnikovi shad Thracian shad Toli shad Volga shad allis shad gizzard shad hickory shad river shad shad bush shad frog shad-bellied shad-spirit shad-waiter shadbelly shadberry shadbird shadbush shadflower shadfly skipjack shad twait shad twaite shad

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

clupeid clupeid fish fish food fish

Type Of (IsA)

clupeid fish fish food fish

Part Of

common american shad

Related Terms

alosa clupeidae herring

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