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whitefish
n.
any of various edible fish having whitish flesh; white whale
Whitefish
Whitefish or
white fish may refer to:
In
fishing terminology:
whitefish
Noun
1. any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring
(hypernym) seafood
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2. flesh of salmon- or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere
(hypernym) freshwater fish
(hyponym) lake herring, cisco
3. silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere
(hypernym) soft-finned fish, malacopterygian
(hyponym) lake whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis
(member-holonym) Coregonidae, family Coregonidae
Whitefish
(n.)
The menhaden.
(n.)
The beluga, or white whale.
(n.)
Any one of several species of Coregonus, a genus of excellent food fishes allied to the salmons. They inhabit the lakes of the colder parts of North America, Asia, and Europe. The largest and most important American species (C. clupeiformis) is abundant in the Great Lakes, and in other lakes farther north. Called also lake whitefish, and Oswego bass.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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