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hickory shad

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
hick-o-ry shad
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alosa mediocris, a kind of herring.

Inflected Forms

hickory shads (plural)

Synonyms

mattowacca

Questions

What does hickory shad mean?
Alosa mediocris, a kind of herring.

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