allice

English

Wikispecies

A depiction of Alosa alosa (allice)

Alternative forms

• allis

Etymology

Variant of alose.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈa.lɪs/

Noun

allice (plural allices)

1. A fish, the allis shad (Alosa alosa). [from 17th c.]
   • 1843, William Hughes, Fish, how to choose and how to dress, page 105:

     Both species of this fish resemble an overgrown herring: of these the allice is the largest, being often met with of as much as two feet in length […]

Anagrams

• Callie, Clelia

Latin

Verb

allice

1. second-person singular present active imperative of alliciō