alewife
13 points
English
7 letters
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Definitions
noun
shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/ˈeɪlwˌaɪf/ · 2 syllables · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural alewives
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Rhymes
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