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oldwife
old·wife O0061200 (ōld′wīf′)n. pl. old·wives (-wīvz′) 1. See long-tailed duck.2. Any of various fishes such as the alewife and the menhaden.oldwife (ˈəʊldˌwaɪf) n, pl -wives1. (Animals) another name for old squaw2. (Animals) any of various fishes, esp the menhaden or the alewifeold•wife (ˈɒldˌwaɪf) n., pl. -wives. 1. any of various fishes, as the alewife or menhaden. 2. old squaw. [1580–90] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | oldwife - tropical Atlantic fish Balistes vetula, Bessy cerca, oldwench, queen triggerfishtriggerfish - any of numerous compressed deep-bodied tropical fishes with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal finBalistes, genus Balistes - type genus of the Balistidae | | 2. | oldwife - a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United StatesClangula hyemalis, old squawsea duck - any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganserClangula, genus Clangula - a genus of ducks |
oldwife
Synonyms for oldwifenoun tropical Atlantic fishSynonyms- Balistes vetula
- Bessy cerca
- oldwench
- queen triggerfish
Related Words- triggerfish
- Balistes
- genus Balistes
noun a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United StatesSynonyms- Clangula hyemalis
- old squaw
Related Words- sea duck
- Clangula
- genus Clangula
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