old·wife ( ld w f )n. pl. old·wives (-w vz) 1. See oldsquaw. 2. Any of various fishes such as the alewife and the menhaden. |
oldwife [ˈəʊldˌwaɪf]
n pl -wives
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for old squaw
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various fishes, esp the menhaden or the alewife
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| Noun | 1. | oldwife - tropical Atlantic fish triggerfish - any of numerous compressed deep-bodied tropical fishes with sandpapery skin and erectile spines in the first dorsal fin Balistes, genus Balistes - type genus of the Balistidae |
| 2. |  oldwife - a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United Statessea duck - any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser Clangula, genus Clangula - a genus of ducks |
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