MATTOWACCA


Meaning of MATTOWACCA in English

( n. )

An American clupeoid fish (Clupea mediocris), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less esteemed for food; -- called also hickory shad, tailor shad, fall herring, and shad herring.

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