单词 | alewife |
释义 | Word Frequency alewife(ˈeɪlˌwaɪf) nounWord forms: plural -wives a North American fish, Pomolobus pseudoharengus, similar to the herring Clupea harengus: family Clupeidae (herrings) Word origin C19: perhaps an alteration (through influence of alewife, that is, a large rotund woman, alluding to the fish's shape) of French alose shad |
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