"(or kyack). In Atlantic Canada it is known as the gaspereau, from the Acadian French word ""gasparot"", first mentioned by Nicolas Denys. William Francis Ganong, New Brunswick biologist and historian, wrote: Gaspereau, or Gasparot. Name of a common salt-water fish of Acadia (also called alewife), first used, so far as I can find, by Denys in 1672. Nowhere can I find any clue to its origin. It seems not to be Indian. Acadians named two rivers after the fish, the Gaspereau River in Nova Scotia and the Gaspereaux River in New Brunswick. In eastern Massachusetts, Alewife Brook flows through Arlington,"
"Service Species of Concern, about which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, has some concerns regarding status and threats, but for which insufficient information is available to indicate a need to list the species under the US Endangered Species Act. Alewife The alewife (""Alosa pseudoharengus"") is an anadromous species of herring found in North America. It is one of the ""typical"" North American shads, attributed to the subgenus ""Pomolobus"" of the genus ""Alosa"". As an adult it is a marine species found in the northern West Atlantic Ocean, moving into estuaries before swimming upstream to breed"
"Alewife The alewife (""Alosa pseudoharengus"") is an anadromous species of herring found in North America. It is one of the ""typical"" North American shads, attributed to the subgenus ""Pomolobus"" of the genus ""Alosa"". As an adult it is a marine species found in the northern West Atlantic Ocean, moving into estuaries before swimming upstream to breed in freshwater habitats, but some populations live entirely in fresh water. It is best known for its invasion of the Great Lakes by using the Welland Canal to bypass Niagara Falls. Here, its population surged, peaking between the 1950s and 1980s to the detriment"
"taxa (""Bythotrephes longimanus"", ""Leptodiaptomus ashlandi"", ""Leptodiaptomus minutus"", ""Leptodiaptomus sicilis"", and ""Leptodora kindtii""). Alewife populations have seen big declines throughout much of their range. Several threats have most likely contributed to their decline, including loss of habitat due to decreased access to spawning areas from the construction of dams and other impediments to migration, habitat degradation, fishing, and increased predation due to recovering striped bass populations. In response to the declining population trend for alewives, the states of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Virginia, and North Carolina have instituted moratoria on taking and possession. The alewife is a US National Marine Fisheries"
"Gary's soul finally rests in peace with a little help from his cousin Gillian. A werewolf is a type of shapeshifter. As no main characters in any of the novels have been werewolves (Lupe Acevedo in ""Soulmate"" was only half-werewolf and she was a minor character; and there was barely anything known about Jeremy Lovett from ""Daughters of Darkness""), less is known about this species than others. In ""Night World"", werewolves (sometimes called 'wolves or just wolves) can transform from human to wolf (and vice versa) at will. In ""Daughters of Darkness"", werewolves are described as wolves that take human"
"wives are usually dressed in the clothes of a peasant. However, when properly summoned, the attire changes from common to magnificent: blue cloak with a gem-lined collar and black lambskin hood lined with catskin, calfskin boots, and catskin gloves. Like human spae wives, they can also predict the future, through runes, tea leaves and signs generated by natural phenomena, and are good healers. They are said to be descended from the erectors of the standing stones. Völva A ' or ' (Old Norse and Icelandic, respectively; plural forms and , sometimes anglicized vala; also ' or ') is a female"
"Midwife toad Midwife toads (""Alytes"") are a genus of frogs in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae), and are found in most of Europe and northwestern Africa. Characteristic of these toad-like frogs is their parental care: the males carry a string of fertilised eggs on their back, hence the name ""midwife"". The female expels a strand of eggs, which the male fertilizes externally. He then wraps them around his legs to protect them from predators in the water. When they are ready to hatch, the male wades into shallow water, where he allows the tadpoles to leap out of their eggs."
"be impossibilities. Elven genetics being extremely malleable, human characteristics always dominate in the children of humans and elves, and the offspring are always phenotypically human. It is implied that fan-favorite Alistair may be one such individual. In the short-lived animated series ""Ultimate Book of Spells"", one of the main cast of characters, Gus, is a half-elf. In the Queen's Blade series, the character, Nowa the Forest keeper, is a Half-elf. The anime series, Familiar of Zero introduced Tiffania Westwood, an unusually busty young half-elf girl. She appeared at the end of season 2, and is reintroduced in the second episode"
"a wolf. In areas where wolves do not exist, other fierce animals may take their place, for instance leopards or hyenas in Africa. Werewomen are distinctive as most legends of lycanthropy involve men, though the process is not restricted solely to men, and if they involve women it is usually in the role of a victim. The theme of the female werewolf has been used in fiction since Victorian times, while recently the term werewoman has become associated with transgender culture and specifically the fantasy of a forced, but temporary, transformation of a man into a woman. In sixth century"
"Alphyn An Alphyn (from the Germanic word for ""chaser"" or ""wolf""), also known as ""awfyn"" or ""alfin"" in older writings, is a rare heraldic creature. It is much like a heraldic tyger, but stockier and with tufts of hair covering its body, and also has a thick mane and long thin tongue. Another notable characteristic is its knotted tail, reminiscent of Celtic design and similar to that of the griffin. Sometimes it is depicted as having an eagle's or dragon's talons on its forelegs, other times they are cloven, like a goat's. Occasionally all four feet are depicted as having"
"of the Ravenloft Gazetteer. ""Werefoxes"" are always chaotic evil in alignment and are able to assume the form of an elven woman, a silver fox, or a vixen which is a mix between fox and elf. Whereas other lycanthropes can be born, male or female, all werefoxes are infected females; thus, they are often called foxwomen. Werefox lycanthropy only affects female elves, half-elves or humans and is only transmitted by the ""vixen""'s bite. Once infected, a high-level cleric is needed to cure the condition, otherwise the victim turns irreversibly into a werefox, within three days. Beyond that, a slow transformation"
"Werewoman In mythology and literature, a werewoman or were-woman is a woman who has taken the form of an animal through a process of lycanthropy. The use of the word ""were"" refers to the ability to shape-shift but is, taken literally, a contradiction in terms since in Old English the word ""wer"" means man. This would mean it literally translates to ""man-woman"". Werewomen are reported in antiquity and in more recent African folklore, where the phenomenon is sometimes associated with witchcraft, though sources often do not state the animal into which the woman has transformed and it is not necessarily"
"spring spawning migration upstream by being scooped out of shallow, constricted areas using large dip nets. They are the preferred bait for the spring lobster fishery in Maine, and are eaten by humans, usually smoked. Alewives are perhaps best known for their invasion of the Great Lakes by using the Welland Canal to bypass Niagara Falls. Alewives colonized the Great Lakes and became abundant mostly in Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. They reached their peak abundance by the 1950s and 1980s. Alewives grew in number unchecked because of the lack of a top predator in the lakes (lake trout were"
"Alvina Alvina is a female given name with the meaning ""elf friend"", ""amicable"", ""friendly"", ""warrior princess"", ""the most high"" and ""magical being"". In English it is the feminine form of Alvin, which comes from either the Hebrew of “Wise Friend”, the Old English name Ælfwine, containing the words ""ælf"" meaning ""elf"" and ""wine"" meaning ""friend"", or from the Old High German name Adelwin / Adalwin, meaning ""Noble Friend"". Also, means ""loved by everyone"". It is an uncommon name, first attested in mediaeval English records , and was revived in the 20th century. Popularity waned after 1939, and now less than"
"Yawkyawk The Yawkyawk is a female creature originating in the mythology of the Kunwinjku people of Western Arnhem Land, Australia. It is also known as ngal-kunburriyaymi. It is a creature similar to the typical mermaid in appearance, and has seaweed for hair. Seaweed that floats up to the water's surface is said, by Aboriginal people, to come from the head of a Yawkyawk. While this creature's normal form has the upper body of a humanoid female, and the lower part of a fish, it is also capable of shapeshifting. Among its favoured forms are that of a crocodile, dragonfly, snake"
"werewolves as a subset of shapeshifters. In ""Witchlight"", when Keller tells the history of shapeshifters, she lists felines, bears, eagles, and wolves as groups or clans within the shapeshifter race. The description of both werewolves and shapeshifters as second-class citizens also supports the notion that werewolves are a subset, or one family, of shapeshifters. However, in ""Witchlight"" there is no real mention of Keller feeding or abiding by the rules for werewolves described in ""Daughters of Darkness"". The symbol for shapeshifters is a black lily. The type differs, for example tigers use tiger lilies. Raksha Keller - Keller is the"
"Aardwolf The aardwolf (""Proteles cristata"") is a small, insectivorous mammal, native to East and Southern Africa. Its name means ""earth-wolf"" in Afrikaans and Dutch. It is also called ""maanhaar-jackal"" (Afrikaans for ""mane-jackal"") or ""civet hyena"", based on its habit of secreting substances from its anal gland, a characteristic shared with the African civet. The aardwolf is in the same family as the hyena. Unlike many of its relatives in the order Carnivora, the aardwolf does not hunt large animals. It eats insects and their larvae, mainly termites; one aardwolf can lap up as many as 250,000 termites during a single"
"detailed; Captain Anastasia Luccio states that Margaret knew more Ways through the Nevernever than anyone she had ever met, before or since, and that her many contacts with the Fey was the reason everyone called her ""le Fay"", which signifies ""the faerie"". In ""Changes"", Harry's godmother Lea returns to Harry a gem of Margaret's that acts as a ""map"" to the ways through the Nevernever. Species: Werewolf (human stock) Description: Member of the Alphas. Andi is an extremely sexy and attractive young woman and, as a member of the Alphas, a werewolf; girlfriend of Kirby, another Alphas member. In ""Harry's"
"any other type, including some that are purely mythical felines. European folklore usually depicts werecats as people who transform into domestic cats. Some European werecats became giant domestic cats or panthers. They are generally labelled witches, even though they may have no magical ability other than self-transformation. During the witch trials, all shapeshifters, including werewolves, were considered witches whether they were male or female. African legends describe werelions, werepanthers or wereleopards. In the case of leopards, this is often because the creature is really a leopard deity masquerading as a human. When these gods mate with humans, offspring can be"
"become an ""Alp"". If a woman who is pregnant is frightened by an animal, the child may be born an ""Alp"". Stillborn infants are also suspected to return from the grave as ""Alpe"" and torment their family. People who have eyebrows that meet are suspected to be ""Alpe"". As with the case of werewolves, sometimes a normal human or animal may become an ""Alp"" during the night. They are typically unaware of their nocturnal activities and are invariably in disguise while doing so. Finding an ""Alp"" while it is not active simply requires injuring or otherwise marking it during one"
"Wood Elves (Warhammer) In Games Workshop's ""Warhammer Fantasy"" universe, the Wood Elves are a variety of Elves (Tall slender human-like beings) who live in an enchanted forest in eastern Bretonnia, referred to (by the elves, in their own language) as ""Athel Loren"". The Wood Elves (known as ""Asrai"" to themselves) were once members of the High Elves the original elves of the Warhammer world which became split as both Asur, still considered ""High Elves"" and Druchii, direct descendants and enemy of the Asur. Dark cousins at war for the elven homeland Ulthuan under the leadership of the Witch King Malekith."
"these species have also been found in Europe. Apoptosis, the programmed cell death, was first observed in the developing of the tadpoles of the midwife toads 1842 by Carl Vogt. Midwife toad Midwife toads (""Alytes"") are a genus of frogs in the family Alytidae (formerly Discoglossidae), and are found in most of Europe and northwestern Africa. Characteristic of these toad-like frogs is their parental care: the males carry a string of fertilised eggs on their back, hence the name ""midwife"". The female expels a strand of eggs, which the male fertilizes externally. He then wraps them around his legs to"
"wife of any race living on earth, so Gwydion and Math make him a beautiful wife from flowers, and name her Blodeuwedd (""Flowers""). Blodeuwedd falls in love with a passing hunter called Goronwy, and they plot to kill Llew. Blodewedd tricks Llew into revealing the means by which he can be killed, but when Goronwy attempts to do the deed, Llew escapes, though wounded, transformed into an eagle. Gwydion finds Llew and transforms him back into human form, and turns Blodeuwedd into an owl (Blodeuwedd, literally ""Flower Face,"" means ""Owl""). Goronwy offers to compensate Llew, but Llew insists on returning"
"Askefruer/Askafroa. Askafroa The Askafroa () also known as the Danish Askefrue and German Eschenfrau, is a type of legendary creature in Scandinavian and German folklore, similar to the Greek Hamadryads. The Askafroa is the guardian of the ash tree. The Askafroa was thought be a malicious creature which did much damage, and to propriate her it was necessary to make a sacrifice to her on Ash Wednesday. The Swedish scholar Hyltén-Cavallius recorded in his ethnographic work ""Wärend och Wirdarne"" a belief of a female creature living in the ash tree, in Ljunit Hundred. The elders used to sacrifice to the"
"or swordfish. Another power the Yawkyawk was believed to possess includes the ability to manipulate the weather, such as bringing nourishing rain, or sending storms on those who make them angry. With the abilities these spirits possess, some people claim that they are the daughters and/or female counterparts (and thus wives) of the Rainbow Serpent Creator god, Ngalyod. Yawkyawk The Yawkyawk is a female creature originating in the mythology of the Kunwinjku people of Western Arnhem Land, Australia. It is also known as ngal-kunburriyaymi. It is a creature similar to the typical mermaid in appearance, and has seaweed for hair."
"Werecat A werecat (also written in a hyphenated form as were-cat) is an analogy to ""werewolf"" for a feline therianthropic creature. Ailuranthropy comes from the Greek words ""ailouros"" meaning ""cat"", and ""anthropos"", meaning ""human"" and refers to human/feline transformations, or to other beings that combine feline and human characteristics. Its root word is also used in ailurophobia, the most common term for a phobia of cats. Ailuranthrope is a lesser-known term that refers to a feline therianthrope. Depending on the story in question, the species involved can be a domestic cat, a tiger, a lion, a leopard, a lynx, or"
"was only 4 at the time. The witches left her awake and raised her, carefully watching over her. All of the ruling house of shapeshifters are descended from her. The descendants of the ruling house have the ability to choose what animal they will become, but this choice is permanent. In the early books of the series, werewolves and shapeshifters are described as separate groups or races of the Night World. For example, in ""Daughters of Darkness"", Night World is described as comprising vampires, ""witches and werewolves and shapeshifters, too"". Though never explicitly stated, the later books tend to treat"
"Two praised Bowen's ability to avoid anthropomorphism while capturing the essence of wolf behavior and life. Another also praised the story's highlighting of the difficulties in wolf relocation programs. Marta, a black gray wolf, is alpha female in a small pack in Pleasant Valley, Montana, that consists of her mate, Calef, their three pups Rann, Sula, and Annie, and a seven-year-old wolf named Oldtooth. One morning Calef is killed by poachers, leaving Marta and Oldtooth to try to feed and raise the pups on their own. Though an experienced hunter, Oldtooth is unable to bring down large game as he"
"a shy, nocturnal creature with a smooth, pale grey body, bulging eyes and four spindly legs with large flat feet. Mooncalves perform dances in the moonlight, and are apparently responsible for crop circles. In the film of the same name, Newt Scamander's collection of creatures in his suitcase includes a herd of Mooncalves. Wilfred Maxwell, narrator and protagonist of occultist Dion Fortune’s 1938 novel, ""The Sea Priestess"", refers several times to a mentally handicapped character who falls into the sea and disappears as a ""mooncalf"". Mooncalf A mooncalf (or moon-calf, calvaluna) is a monstrous birth, the abortive fetus of a"
"mother who died in childbirth. In Scottish folklore there was a belief that a black, dark green or white dog known as a Cù Sìth took dying souls to the afterlife. In Welsh Folklore Gwyn ap Nudd is the escort of the grave, the personification of Death and Winter who leads the wild hunt to collect wayward souls and escort them to the Otherworld, sometimes it is Melwas, Arawn or Afallach in a similar position. La Calavera Catrina is a character in Mexican culture and art that symbolizes death. She is an icon of the Mexican Day of the Dead,"
"very long. In the second half of the 20th century, artists increasingly portrayed Elwetritschen as female by adding breasts. Elwetritschen supposedly originate from crossbreeding chickens, ducks, and geese with mythical wood creatures such as goblins and elves. Being a fowl, they naturally lay eggs, which as a result of descending from forest spirits, grow during breeding season. Eggs in various sizes are artistically depicted at the ""Elwetritschenbrunnen"" in Neustadt an der Weinstraße. The area in which tales of the Elwetritsch are spread expands from the Palatinate Forest in the west of Germany towards the east across the Upper Rhine Plain"
"she reaches her home, the rock transforms again, revealing itself to be the Hedley Kow, a mischievous shapeshifting creature. The creature trots off laughing, leaving the woman staring after it. She proclaims that it was quite a thing to have seen the Hedley Kow for herself, and goes inside to think about her good luck. The Hedley Kow was a kind of elf noted for its mischievous habits of shapeshifting. Similar creatures include the Brag, also from Northumberland, and the Dutch ""Kludde"" and ""Oschaert"". However, the old woman's equanimity in face of the creature's changes distinguishes this tale. The German"
"Widow Twankey Widow Twankey is a female character in the pantomime ""Aladdin"". The character is a pantomime dame, portrayed by a man; and is a comic foil to the principal boy, Aladdin—played by an actress. The story of Aladdin is drawn from the ""Arabian Nights"", a collection of Middle-Eastern fables. It was first published in England between 1704 and 1714; and this story was dramatised in 1788 by John O'Keefe for Covent Garden. In 1813, a comic character of the ""dumb slave"" was introduced to ""Aladdin, or the Wonderful Lamp"", as a vehicle for the clown, Joseph Grimaldi, and at"