balistes vetula

Noun
Synonyms: queen triggerfishBessy cercaoldwencholdwifeBalistes vetula

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. tropical Atlantic fishSynonyms: queen triggerfishBessy cercaoldwencholdwifeBalistes vetula
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

oldwife \oldwife\ n.

1.(Zool.) The local name of various fishes, as the European black sea bream (Cantharus lineatus), the American alewife, etc. [WordNet 1.5]

2.(Zool.) A tropical Atlantic fish (Bessy cerca). [WordNet sense 1]

Syn: queen triggerfish, Bessy cerca, oldwench, Balistes vetula. [1913 Webster]

3.(Zool.) A common long-tailed sea duck (Clangula hyemalis) of the northern parts of the US; also called old squaw. [WordNet sense 2]

Syn: old squaw, Clangula hyemalis. [WordNet 1.5]

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