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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Alosa \Alosa\ n. the genus comprising the most common varieties of shad. It replaces the older term {{Clupea}}. See also {shad}.
Syn: genus {Alosa}. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Clupea
noun: type genus of the Clupeidae: typical herrings [syn: {genus Clupea}]
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