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gizzard shad

noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Any of several species of shad-like fish of Indo-Pacific waters, principally in subfamily Dorosomatinae of the herring family Clupeidae.

Gonialosa manmina (Ganges gizzard shad)

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Any of several species of shad-like fish of Indo-Pacific waters, principally in subfamily Dorosomatinae of the herring family Clupeidae.

Nematalosa come (Western Pacific gizzard shad)

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Any of several species of shad-like fish of Indo-Pacific waters, principally in subfamily Dorosomatinae of the herring family Clupeidae.

Nematalosa galatheae (Galathea gizzard shad)

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Any of several species of shad-like fish of Indo-Pacific waters, principally in subfamily Dorosomatinae of the herring family Clupeidae.

Anodontostoma chacunda (Chacunda gizzard shad)

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Any of several species of shad-like fish of Indo-Pacific waters, principally in subfamily Dorosomatinae of the herring family Clupeidae.

Anodontostoma thailandiae (Thai gizzard shad)

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Any of several species of shad-like fish of Indo-Pacific waters, principally in subfamily Dorosomatinae of the herring family Clupeidae.

Clupanodon thrissa (Chinese gizzard shad)

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Any of several species of shad-like fish of Indo-Pacific waters, principally in subfamily Dorosomatinae of the herring family Clupeidae.

Konosirus punctatus (Konoshiro gizzard shad )

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Any of several species of shad-like fish of Indo-Pacific waters, principally in subfamily Dorosomatinae of the herring family Clupeidae.

Dorosoma anale (Mexician river gizzard shad)

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Any of several species of shad-like fish of Indo-Pacific waters, principally in subfamily Dorosomatinae of the herring family Clupeidae.

Dorosoma cepedianum (American gizzard shad)

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Any of several species of shad-like fish of Indo-Pacific waters, principally in subfamily Dorosomatinae of the herring family Clupeidae.

Nematalosa nasus (Bloch's gizzard shad)

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Any of several species of shad-like fish of Indo-Pacific waters, principally in subfamily Dorosomatinae of the herring family Clupeidae.

Nematalosa vlaminghi (Western Australian gizzard shad)

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  • Finnish: kupusilli — Dorosoma cepedianum