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bessy cerca
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
