Definition of alewife

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  • alewife is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
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Definition of alewife

  • shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. alosa pseudoharengus
    2. pomolobus pseudoharengus
  • flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams (noun)

See definition of alewife in Merriam Webster