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Word: Alewife
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: possibly from earlier alewife ‘woman who keeps an ale house’, with reference to the fish's large belly
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈeɪlwʌɪf
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a north-western Atlantic fish of the herring family that swims up rivers to spawn and is found also in the Great Lakes.
Short Definition:NW Atlantic fish of herring family
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