ALOSA

(Lat.), n. f. A*l(a3l)-o'sa3. From alausa, the shad. Fr., alose. Ger., Alose. A genus of poalac gitar eine fishes of the hi ring family, including the shad and allied species. [L, 110.|—A. menhaden. The bony fish, mo bunker, menhaden. Its oil has been suggested as a substitute for cod-liver oil—Lapides alosæ. The jaw-bones of the shad, formerly used as an aperient. [B, 180.]-Stomach us alosæ. "The dried stomach of the shad, for’ merly used as a tonic, [B, 180.]