| 释义 |
ale·wife
I. \ˈālˌwīf\ noun
(plural alewives \-ˌwīvz\)
Etymology: Middle English alewif, from ale + wif wife
: a woman who keeps an alehouse
II. \“, sometimes ˈel-\ noun
(plural alewives \-ˌwīvz\)
Etymology: probably so called from its big belly
1.
a. : a food fish (Pomolobus pseudoharengus) of the herring family (Clupeidae) very abundant on the Atlantic coast
b. : any of several related fishes: as
(1) : menhaden
(2) : a pilchard (Harengula pensacolae) of the Florida coast
(3) : allice shad
2. : round pompano |