Mattowacca \Mat`to*wac"ca\, n. [Indian name.] (Zool.)
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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