oldwife

oldwife

n.
  1. The local name of various fishes, as the European black sea bream (Cantharus lineatus), the American alewife, etc. (Zool.)
  2. A tropical Atlantic fish (Bessy cerca). (Zool.)
  3. A common long-tailed sea duck (Clangula hyemalis) of the northern parts of the US; also called old squaw. (Zool.)