shad
/ʃæd/noun
(复同单, 或shads)
1- a herring-like fish that spends much of its life in the sea, typically entering rivers to spawn. It is an important food fish in many regions河鲱。
1.1
- Genera Alosa and Caspialosa, family Clupeidae: several species.西鲱属及黑海鲱属, 鲱科： 数种。见ALLIS SHAD和TWAITE SHAD.
词源
Old English sceadd, of unknown origin.