alewife

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Noun alewife has 2 senses

alewife - flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
--₁ is a kind of fish
--₁ is a part of alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, Pomolobus pseudoharengus
alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, Pomolobus pseudoharengus - shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
--₂ is a kind of clupeid fish, clupeid
--₂ is a member of Alosa, genus Alosa
--₂ has parts: alewife

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