Definition of oldwife
n.
1.
(Zool.)
The
local
name
of
various
fishes
,
as
the
European
black
sea
bream
(
Cantharus
lineatus
),
the
American
alewife
,
etc
.
2.
(Zool.)
A
tropical
Atlantic
fish
(
Bessy
cerca
).
3.
(Zool.)
A
common
long-tailed
sea
duck
(
Clangula
hyemalis
)
of
the
northern
parts
of
the
US
;
also
called
old
squaw
.
Related Words
Balistes
,
Balistes
vetula
,
Bessy
cerca
,
genus
Balistes
,
oldwench
,
queen
triggerfish
,
triggerfish
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