Definition of alewife in English:

alewife

nounPlural alewives ˈeɪlwʌɪfˈeɪlwaɪf

A north-western Atlantic fish of the herring family that swims up rivers to spawn and is found also in the Great Lakes.
Alosa pseudoharengus, family Clupeidae
Example sentencesExamples
- Few land-locked alewives live longer than 5 years.
- Our goal was to determine if seal numbers increase during the alewife and Atlantic salmon runs.
- Some of the species that live in the ocean but enter freshwater to spawn are sea lamprey, Atlantic sturgeon, alewife, Atlantic salmon, arctic char, and American eel.
- Harbor seals were found to congregate in the Saint John Harbour during the runs of alewife but not Atlantic salmon.
- Larger salmon eat a variety of fishes such as herring and alewives, smelts, capelin, small mackerel, sand lace, and small cod.

Origin

Mid 17th century: possibly from earlier alewife 'woman who keeps an ale house', with reference to the fish's large belly.

Definition of alewife in US English:

alewife

nounˈeɪlwaɪfˈālwīf

1A northwestern Atlantic fish of the herring family that swims up rivers to spawn and is found also in the Great Lakes.
Alosa pseudoharengus, family Clupeidae
Example sentencesExamples
- Few land-locked alewives live longer than 5 years.
- Harbor seals were found to congregate in the Saint John Harbour during the runs of alewife but not Atlantic salmon.
- Some of the species that live in the ocean but enter freshwater to spawn are sea lamprey, Atlantic sturgeon, alewife, Atlantic salmon, arctic char, and American eel.
- Larger salmon eat a variety of fishes such as herring and alewives, smelts, capelin, small mackerel, sand lace, and small cod.
- Our goal was to determine if seal numbers increase during the alewife and Atlantic salmon runs.
1. 1.1
  another term for menhaden

Origin

Mid 17th century: possibly from earlier alewife ‘woman who keeps an ale house’, with reference to the fish's large belly.

单词	alewife
释义	Definition of alewife in English: alewife nounPlural alewives ˈeɪlwʌɪfˈeɪlwaɪf A north-western Atlantic fish of the herring family that swims up rivers to spawn and is found also in the Great Lakes. Alosa pseudoharengus, family Clupeidae Example sentencesExamples Few land-locked alewives live longer than 5 years. Our goal was to determine if seal numbers increase during the alewife and Atlantic salmon runs. Some of the species that live in the ocean but enter freshwater to spawn are sea lamprey, Atlantic sturgeon, alewife, Atlantic salmon, arctic char, and American eel. Harbor seals were found to congregate in the Saint John Harbour during the runs of alewife but not Atlantic salmon. Larger salmon eat a variety of fishes such as herring and alewives, smelts, capelin, small mackerel, sand lace, and small cod. Origin Mid 17th century: possibly from earlier alewife 'woman who keeps an ale house', with reference to the fish's large belly. Definition of alewife in US English: alewife nounˈeɪlwaɪfˈālwīf 1A northwestern Atlantic fish of the herring family that swims up rivers to spawn and is found also in the Great Lakes. Alosa pseudoharengus, family Clupeidae Example sentencesExamples Few land-locked alewives live longer than 5 years. Harbor seals were found to congregate in the Saint John Harbour during the runs of alewife but not Atlantic salmon. Some of the species that live in the ocean but enter freshwater to spawn are sea lamprey, Atlantic sturgeon, alewife, Atlantic salmon, arctic char, and American eel. Larger salmon eat a variety of fishes such as herring and alewives, smelts, capelin, small mackerel, sand lace, and small cod. Our goal was to determine if seal numbers increase during the alewife and Atlantic salmon runs. 1.1 another term for menhaden Origin Mid 17th century: possibly from earlier alewife ‘woman who keeps an ale house’, with reference to the fish's large belly.
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