tirsi balığı

Turkish - English

Definition of tirsi balığı in Turkish English dictionary

shad

Any one of several species of food fishes that comprise the genus Alosa in the family Clupeidae, to which the herrings also belong; river herring

{n} a species of fish well known

Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family

{i} variety of North Atlantic fish related to the herring

alosa, and the twaite shad

herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to freshwater to spawn

bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning; especially of Atlantic coast

The American species (Clupea sapidissima), which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an important market fish

herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to freshwater to spawn bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning; especially of Atlantic coast

The European allice shad, or alose C

finta, are less important species

Any of several food fishes of the genus Alosa, especially the North American species A. sapidissima, related to the herrings but atypical in swimming up streams from marine waters to spawn. Any of several saltwater food fishes of the herring family (Clupeidae) that swim up rivers to spawn. Shad eggs (roe) are a delicacy in the U.S. Adult shad are toothless. The lower jaw of shad in the genus Alosa fits into a notch at the tip of the upper jaw. The American shad (A. sapidissima), an Atlantic fish introduced into the Pacific, is a migratory plankton eater and a good game fish. The Allis (or Allice) shad (A. alosa) of Europe is about 30 in. (75 cm) long and weighs about 8 lbs (3.6 kg). See also whitefish

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of tirsi balığı in Turkish Turkish dictionary

alosa

Hyphenation

tir·si ba·lı·ğı