noun
: an anadromous herring ( Pomolobus aestivalis ) of the coast from New England to the Carolinas that appears in great numbers especially southward later than the alewife and shad — called also summer herring
noun
: an anadromous herring ( Pomolobus aestivalis ) of the coast from New England to the Carolinas that appears in great numbers especially southward later than the alewife and shad — called also summer herring
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012