Oldwife (Noun)
Meaning 1
Tropical Atlantic fish.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The oldwife is a tropical Atlantic fish that can be found in the coral reefs of the Caribbean Sea.
- Oldwives are nocturnal fish that usually rest in dark crevices during the day and emerge at night to hunt for food.
- Oldwives are medium-sized fish with elongated bodies that can grow up to 10 inches in length.
- In some parts of the Atlantic, oldwives are considered a delicacy and are often targeted by commercial fisheries.
- The oldwife's unique appearance, with its vibrant stripes and distinctive fins, makes it a popular sight among scuba divers and snorkelers.
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Meaning 2
A common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- In coastal waters of Alaska, a lone oldwife was spotted during a rare warm winter.
- Wildlife observers spotted several species, including harlequin ducks, surf scoters, and a solitary oldwife during the ocean excursion.
- Harlequin ducks were spotted by our excursion, including surf scoters, long-tailed ducks and even one rare oldwife sighting off coastal Canada.
- Naturalists of Alaska document changes to long-tailed sea ducks' ranges with observed sighting like one harlequin, twenty oldwife during observations near north facing Canada regions.
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