Enter a clue or pattern or both:

The Clue

Fish of the herring family (7 letter answer)

The Answer

ALEWIFE

Tags


Notes

The answer ALEWIFE is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1300 puzzles.

Related Clues

Menhaden
Herringlike fish
Herring's relative
Menhaden or pilchard
Round pompano
Stout woman?
Certain bar operator
Female member of the bar?
Mistress of the spirit world?
Woman who makes the rounds?

Definition

ALEWIFE as a noun:

1. flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams
2. (alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus, Pomolobus pseudoharengus) = shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus