alewife

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A woman who keeps an alehouse.

A North American fish (Clupea vernalis) of the Herring family. It is called also ellwife, ellwhop, branch herring. The name is locally applied to other related species.

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service estimates that the economic impact of the zebra mussel could be about $5 billion over the next decade. citation The alewife first entered the system west of Lake Ontario via 19th-century canals. Source: Internet

Invasive species like the alewife and sea lamprey can be found in the Great Lakes. Source: Internet

“We are excited about the acquisition of Alewife Park, and to be able to provide tenants with a premier scalable office and laboratory campus in a renowned center for innovation. Source: Internet

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