TERMIUM Plus®
From: Translation Bureau
On social media
Consult the Government of Canada’s terminology data bank.
CLUPEA MEGALOPS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- alewife
1, record 1, English, alewife
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sawbelly 2, record 1, English, sawbelly
correct
- branch herring 2, record 1, English, branch%20herring
correct
- kyak 3, record 1, English, kyak
correct
- gray herring 4, record 1, English, gray%20herring
correct
- white herring 4, record 1, English, white%20herring
correct
- grayback 4, record 1, English, grayback
correct
- anadromous alewife 4, record 1, English, anadromous%20alewife
correct
- gaspereau 5, record 1, English, gaspereau
correct, see observation
- river herring 6, record 1, English, river%20herring
correct, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A fish of the family Clupeidae. 7, record 1, English, - alewife
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
gaspereau; river herring: designations also used to refer collectively to both the Alosa pseudoharengus and Alosa aestivalis species together. 8, record 1, English, - alewife
Record 1, Key term(s)
- ale-wife
- kyack
- grey herring
- greyback
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gaspareau
1, record 1, French, gaspareau
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- gaspereau 2, record 1, French, gaspereau
correct, masculine noun
- gasperot 3, record 1, French, gasperot
correct, masculine noun
- alose gaspareau 4, record 1, French, alose%20gaspareau
correct, feminine noun
- hareng de rivière 5, record 1, French, hareng%20de%20rivi%C3%A8re
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poisson de la famille des Clupeidae. 6, record 1, French, - gaspareau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
gaspareau; hareng de rivière : termes aussi utilisés pour désigner les espèces combinées Alosa pseudoharengus et Alosa aestivalis. 7, record 1, French, - gaspareau
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank
© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2026
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau
Features
GCtranslate (available on the Government of Canada network only)
Use this artificial intelligence prototype to translate Government of Canada content up to and including Protected B. Available to employees of selected departments and agencies only.
Writing tools
The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.
Glossaries and vocabularies
Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.
- Date Modified: