English dictionary
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English noun: alewife | |||
| 1. | alewife (food) flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fish | ||
| Part meronym | alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, Pomolobus pseudoharengus | ||
| 2. | alewife (animal) shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus | ||
| Synonyms | Alosa pseudoharengus, Pomolobus pseudoharengus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clupeid, clupeid fish | ||
| Part holonym | alewife | ||
| Member meronym | Alosa, genus Alosa | ||
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