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mattowacca - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'mattowacca' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mattowacca [ 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.