- black oldwife
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black oldwife
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oldwife — n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the American alewife, etc. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A tropical Atlantic fish ({Bessy cerca}). [WordNet sense 1] Syn: queen triggerfish,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oldwife — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oldwife — /oʊldˈwaɪf/ (say ohld wuyf) noun (plural oldwives) 1. any of various fishes as the Australian Enoplosus armatus, the European black sea bream, Cantharus lineatus, or the menhaden of the eastern coast of the US. 2. → old squaw …
galafate — ˌgaləˈfä(ˌ)tā noun ( s) Etymology: American Spanish (Cuba) : a black oldwife (Melichthys piceus) of the western Atlantic from the West Indies to Brazil … Useful english dictionary
Balistes vetula — oldwife oldwife n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the American alewife, etc. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A tropical Atlantic fish ({Bessy cerca}). [WordNet sense 1] Syn:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bessy cerca — oldwife oldwife n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the American alewife, etc. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A tropical Atlantic fish ({Bessy cerca}). [WordNet sense 1] Syn:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bessy cerca — oldwife oldwife n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the American alewife, etc. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A tropical Atlantic fish ({Bessy cerca}). [WordNet sense 1] Syn:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cantharus lineatus — oldwife oldwife n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the American alewife, etc. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A tropical Atlantic fish ({Bessy cerca}). [WordNet sense 1] Syn:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Clangula hyemalis — oldwife oldwife n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the American alewife, etc. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A tropical Atlantic fish ({Bessy cerca}). [WordNet sense 1] Syn:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Clangula hyemalis — oldwife oldwife n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the American alewife, etc. [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A tropical Atlantic fish ({Bessy cerca}). [WordNet sense 1] Syn:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
