Alosa

See also: alosa

Translingual

Alosa alosa (front) and Alosa fallax

Etymology

From Latin alōsa (“allis shad”).

Proper noun

Alosa f

A taxonomic genus within the family Clupeidae – shads.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Clupeomorpha - superorder; Clupeiformes - order; Clupeidae - family; Alosinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Alosa alosa - type species. For other species see Shad on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Derived terms

References

Shad on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Alosa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Alosa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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