bessy cerca

2 definitions found

bessy cerca - 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]

bessy cerca - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Bessy cerca
      n 1: tropical Atlantic fish [syn: queen triggerfish, Bessy cerca
           , oldwench, oldwife, Balistes vetula]