See Also: Alewife(medicine)
alewife(dictionary)
alewife(encyclopedia)

pct. (iou) and alewife (sh)


pct. (iou)



pct. abbreviation.US.
Per cent.

alewife (sh)




Important North American Food fish (Pomolobus, or Alosa, pseudoharengus) of the herring family.

The alewife grows to about 1 ft (30 cm). Most populations spend several years along North America's Atlantic coast before ascending freshwater streams to spawn each spring in ponds or sluggish rivers.