noun
genus to which the alewife is sometimes assigned
• Syn: ↑genus Pomolobus
• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Clupeidae, ↑family Clupeidae
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\\pəˈmäləbəs\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, probably irregular from Greek pōmat-, pōma lid + New Latin -lobus — more at pomacentridae
: a genus of small fishes (family Clupeidae) including the common alewife and the skipjack (Pomolobus chrysochloris)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.