alewife English

Meaning alewife meaning

What does alewife mean?

alewife

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

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

Synonyms alewife synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as alewife?

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shad

allis shad

Pomolobus pseudoharengus

Alosa pseudoharengus

rock herring

kyak

kyack

greyback

grayback

gray herring

freshwater herring

branch herring

blueback herring

bigeye herring

anadromous alewives

alose

allis

allice shad

allice