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Alewife   Listen
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Alewife  n.  (pl. alewives)  (Zool.) A North American fish (Clupea vernalis) of the Herring family. It is called also ellwife, ellwhop, branch herring. The name is locally applied to other related species.





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Words linked to "Alewife" :   clupeid fish, Pomolobus pseudoharengus, fish, genus Alosa, Alosa pseudoharengus, clupeid, Alosa


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