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Alewife Relative Crossword Clue

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noun

• bony flesh of herring-like fish usually caught during their migration to fresh water for spawning; especially of Atlantic coast

• herring-like food fishes that migrate from the sea to fresh water to spawn

37%8 A female alewife
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37%7 Herring's relative
noun

• flesh of shad-like fish abundant along the Atlantic coast or in coastal streams

• shad-like food fish that runs rivers to spawn; often salted or smoked; sometimes placed in genus Pomolobus

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