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PRONUNCIATION OF ALLIS SHAD

allis shad  [ˈælɪs ʃæd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALLIS SHAD

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Allis shad is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ALLIS SHAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

allis shad

Allis shad

The allis shad is a species of fish in the Clupeidae family. It is an anadromous fish which migrates into fresh water to spawn.

Definition of allis shad in the English dictionary

The definition of allis shad in the dictionary is a now rare migratory species of fish of European coastal waters that travels up rivers to spawn: family Clupeiformes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALLIS SHAD


chad
tʃæd
Ershad
ˈɜːʃæd
shad
ʃæd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALLIS SHAD

allicin
allied
allied health professional
allied health professions
Allier
allies
alligarta
alligate
alligation
alligator
alligator pear
alligator pepper
allineation
Allingham
allis
alliterate
alliteration
alliterative
alliteratively
allium

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALLIS SHAD

Almohad
Galahad
had
jehad
jihad
Lake Chad
lymphad
Mashhad
Parishad
Sir Galahad
Tchad
twaite shad
Upanishad
zila parishad

Synonyms and antonyms of allis shad in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «allis shad» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALLIS SHAD

Find out the translation of allis shad to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of allis shad from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «allis shad» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阿利斯鲥鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

allis sábalo
570 millions of speakers

English

allis shad
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Allis शाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ALLIS شاد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Эллис шад
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সবুজ ছায়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

alose
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Allis shad
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Maifisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アリスシャッド
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ALLIS 셰드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Allis shad
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

allis shad
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆலிஸ் ஷாட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सर्व शदा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Allis shad
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

allis shad
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Allis Shad
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Елліс шад
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

allis shad
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αλόζης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

elft
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

majfisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

allis shad
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of allis shad

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALLIS SHAD»

The term «allis shad» is used very little and occupies the 191.643 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALLIS SHAD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about allis shad

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALLIS SHAD»

Discover the use of allis shad in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to allis shad and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Fish and Diadromy in Europe (ecology, management, ...
Allis shad were significantly larger in terms of both length and weight when compared with Twaite shad (Mann–Whitney U, P\0.001). For both species, females were significantly larger than males (Mann–Whitney U, P \0.001). there was no ...
Sylvie Dufour, Etienne Prevost, Eric Rochard, 2008
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Environmental History of the Rhine-Meuse Delta: An ...
catches of the allis shad were rather important, but the twaite shad has gained some significance concurrently with the disappearance of allis shad. 8.3.3.1 Allis Shad Before 1910 adult allis shad was commonly caught by the Delta Rhine ...
P. H. Nienhuis, 2008
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Global Re-introduction Perspectives: Re-introduction ...
Allis shad were widely distributed in Western Europe at the end of the 19th century. The distribution ranged from Scotland in the North to Morocco in the South and in Germany they were found in all large rivers draining to the North Sea.
Pritpal S. Soorae, 2008
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Ecological Restoration of Aquatic and Semi-Aquatic ...
Allis shad (Alosa ulosu) landings at Kralingseveer. Rotterdam ( 1869-1894) (after Hoek. 1894) Allis slwd In the past, adult fish were caught by the Dutch river fisheries between the third week of March and the first week of June. In good years ...
P.H. Nienhuis, Ramesh D. Gulati, 2002
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Biologie des poissons d'eau douce européens (2e éd.)
An assessment of the upstream migration and reproductive behaviour of allis shad (Alosa alosa) using acoustic tracking. ICESJ MarSci, 61 : 1291-1304. Acolas ML et al., 2006. Upstream migration and reproductive patterns of a population of ...
BRUSLÉ Jacques, QUIGNARD Jean-Pierre, 2013
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Fishes in Estuaries
The twaite shad spawns in freshwater, but approximately one month later than the allis shad and in the lower reaches of the rivers, up to 100–120·km from the mouth. The males become sexually mature at 2–3 years old, the females at 4–5 ...
M. Elliott, Krystal L. Hemingway, 2008
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Progress in Marine Conservation in Europe: NATURA 2000 Sites ...
Historically, allis shad populations occurred along the eastern Atlantic coasts from Norway to Morocco and into the western Mediterranean Sea, extending along the coasts of Portugal, Spain, France, British Isles, Belgium, Holland and ...
Henning von Nordheim, Dieter Boedeker, Jochen C. Krause, 2006
8
Welsh Wildlife
Allis Shad (Alosa fallax) Also known as the 'ale wife' and king of the herring', the Allis Shad is a deep-bodied fish, with a deep bluish-green back, silvery sides and white belly. Characteristically, it sports a dark blotch behind the gill covers.
David Jones, 2003
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Conservation Monitoring in Freshwater Habitats: A Practical ...
The allis shad (Alosa alosa L.) and twaite shad (Alosa fallax L.) are the only members of the herring family found in freshwater habitats in the UK (Maitland and Hatton-Ellis 2003). They are similar in appearance but can be identified to species ...
Clive Hurford, Michael Schneider, Ian G. Cowx, 2009
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The Rhine: an eco-biography, 1815-2000
In 1893, 832 sturgeon were caught in the Rhine delta. That number dropped to 462 by 1903 and to a meager 28 by 1913." The allis shad is better known on the Rhine by its colloquial name "mayfish." A herring-like species, it spent most of its  ...
Mark Cioc, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALLIS SHAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term allis shad is used in the context of the following news items.
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400-million-year-old river monster among 'secret seven' rarest fish in …
They are the lamprey, Arctic charr, vendace, spined loach, twaite shad, allis shad, and smelt. After years of decline because of poor water and ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Protecting the North-East Atlantic
The Allis Shad, Azorean Limpet, Sea Lamprey and Intertidal Mussel Beds all saw their protection extended. The meeting also agreed to adopt ... «World Fishing, Jun 15»
3
International cooperation and trust key to protection of the north-east …
The Allis Shad, Azorean Limpet, Sea Lamprey and Intertidal Mussel Beds all saw their protection extended. The meeting also agreed to adopt ... «The Arctic Journal, Jun 15»
4
Northern Ireland ecosystems on the brink of collapse, says report
Meanwhile four species - freshwater pearl mussel, white-clawed crayfish, common seal and the fish allis shad - are in bad condition. Nine are ... «Belfast Telegraph, Nov 14»
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Guest Blog: British Freshwater Fish – Jack Perks
... the general public and even wildlife enthusiasts (I bet most birders in the UK have never heard of a spined loach or allis shad, for example). «ARKive, Apr 14»
6
Wales Coast Path: A walk on the wild side
Carmarthen Bay has an important population of the highly protected twaite and allis shad, members of the herring family which only breed in ... «BBC News, May 12»
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Scots law to back seahorses in race for survival
Allis shad and twaite shad, the UK's only two types of herring, are also on the list. Both are struggling to survive because dams and weirs are ... «Scotland on Sunday, Nov 11»
8
Rare fish returns to breed in Cornish river
Large numbers of one of the UK's rarest fish species, the Allis shad (Alosa alosa) have been recorded by the Environment Agency (EA) in the ... «Practical Fishkeeping, Jul 11»
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Allis shad returning to Tamar estuary
A rare relative of the herring, the allis shad, is returning in large numbers to the Tamar estuary, the Environment Agency says. The fish, one of ... «BBC News, Jul 11»
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The latest update of the Natura 2000 lists concerns fifteen EU …
... juvenile fish and a vital stopping over area for long distance migrants such as the Atlantic salmon Salmo salar and the allis shad Alosa alosa. «Balkans.com Business News, Jan 11»

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