Bessy cerca

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

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]