alewife
1.
(
noun
) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
Synonyms:
Alosa pseudoharengus
,
Pomolobus pseudoharengus
Related Words:
clupeid
,
clupeid fish
2.
(
noun
) flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
Related Words:
fish
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