oldwife (n.)

  1. tropical Atlantic fish

    [ Syn: queen triggerfish , bessy cerca , oldwench , balistes vetula ]

  2. a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States

    [ Syn: old squaw , clangula hyemalis ]

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