Alewife Definition & Meaning
alewife
- noun
- flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
- shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
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- What does alewife mean?
- flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
- What part of speech is alewife?
- Alewife is a noun.
- How many definitions does alewife have?
- Alewife has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).