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alewife

/'eɪl,waɪf/

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noun
shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
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Similar:

alosa pseudoharengus pomolobus pseudoharengus

type of:
clupeid clupeid fish
noun
flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
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type of:
fish

part of:
pomolobus pseudoharengus alosa pseudoharengus

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