English noun: oldwife | |||
1. | oldwife (animal) tropical Atlantic fish | ||
Synonyms | Balistes vetula, Bessy cerca, oldwench, queen triggerfish | ||
Broader (hypernym) | triggerfish | ||
Member meronym | Balistes, genus Balistes | ||
2. | oldwife (animal) a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States | ||
Synonyms | Clangula hyemalis, old squaw | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sea duck | ||
Member meronym | Clangula, genus Clangula | ||