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ALLIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does allis mean?
• ALLIS (noun)
The noun ALLIS has 1 sense:
1. European shad
Familiarity information: ALLIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
European shad
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
allice; allice shad; allis; allis shad; Alosa alosa
Hypernyms ("allis" is a kind of...):
shad (herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn)
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