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allice
allice
English
A depiction of Alosa alosa (allice)
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Noun
allice (plural allices)
- A fish, the allis shad (Alosa alosa). [from 17th c.]
- 1843, William Hughes, Fish, how to choose and how to dress (page 105)
- Both species of this fish resemble an overgrown herring: of these the allice is the largest, being often met with of as much as two feet in length […]
- 1843, William Hughes, Fish, how to choose and how to dress (page 105)