Mattowacca

Mattowacca
Mattowacca Mat`to*wac"ca, n. [Indian name.] (Zo["o]l.) An American clupeoid fish ({Clupea mediocris}), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less esteemed for food; -- called also {hickory shad}, {tailor shad}, {fall herring}, and {shad herring}. [1913 Webster]

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  • mattowacca — mat·to·wac·ca …   English syllables

  • mattowacca — ˌmad.əˈwakə noun ( s) Etymology: probably from an Algonquian language of the southeastern United States : fall herring …   Useful english dictionary

  • Clupea mediocris — Mattowacca Mat to*wac ca, n. [Indian name.] (Zo[ o]l.) An American clupeoid fish ({Clupea mediocris}), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less esteemed for food; called also {hickory shad}, {tailor shad}, {fall herring} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fall herring — Mattowacca Mat to*wac ca, n. [Indian name.] (Zo[ o]l.) An American clupeoid fish ({Clupea mediocris}), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less esteemed for food; called also {hickory shad}, {tailor shad}, {fall herring} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hickory shad — Mattowacca Mat to*wac ca, n. [Indian name.] (Zo[ o]l.) An American clupeoid fish ({Clupea mediocris}), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less esteemed for food; called also {hickory shad}, {tailor shad}, {fall herring} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • shad herring — Mattowacca Mat to*wac ca, n. [Indian name.] (Zo[ o]l.) An American clupeoid fish ({Clupea mediocris}), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less esteemed for food; called also {hickory shad}, {tailor shad}, {fall herring} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tailor shad — Mattowacca Mat to*wac ca, n. [Indian name.] (Zo[ o]l.) An American clupeoid fish ({Clupea mediocris}), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less esteemed for food; called also {hickory shad}, {tailor shad}, {fall herring} …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • A alnifolia — Shad Shad (sh[a^]d), n. sing. & pl. [AS. sceadda a kind of fish, akin to Prov. G. schade; cf. Ir. & Gael. sgadan a herring, W. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to E. skate a fish.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of food fishes of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • A Canadensis — Shad Shad (sh[a^]d), n. sing. & pl. [AS. sceadda a kind of fish, akin to Prov. G. schade; cf. Ir. & Gael. sgadan a herring, W. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to E. skate a fish.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of food fishes of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Alosa alosa — Shad Shad (sh[a^]d), n. sing. & pl. [AS. sceadda a kind of fish, akin to Prov. G. schade; cf. Ir. & Gael. sgadan a herring, W. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to E. skate a fish.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of food fishes of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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