Assertion: alewife | /r/HasProperty | referred
Facets:
value: more commonly
type: DEGREE
value: collectively
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Alewives and the blueback herring, Alosa aestivalis, are collectively referred to as river herring in North America perhaps because not only are both species similar in appearance but also because both move into rivers and streams to spawn at about the same time.
text: Blueback herring and alewife are more commonly referred to as river herring along the Atlantic coast of the U.S. Blueback herring are born in fresh water and then migrate to the ocean for their adult lives and then return to fresh water to reproduce.