alewife
1. [ noun ] (chemistry,food) flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
Related terms: fish
2. [ noun ] (zoology) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
Synonyms: Pomolobus_pseudoharengus Alosa_pseudoharengus
Related terms: clupeid_fish Alosa
Similar spelling:   Aliff
  albee
  Alvey
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