About The Word Whitefish
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Whitefish
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What's The Definition Of Whitefish?
[n] silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere
[n] flesh of salmon- or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere [n] (Britain) any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring Synonyms | Synonyms for Whitefish: Related Terms | Find terms related to Whitefish: See Also | cisco | cisco | Coregonidae | Coregonus artedi | Coregonus clupeaformis | family Coregonidae | food fish | freshwater fish | lake herring | lake herring | lake whitefish | malacopterygian | Menominee whitefish | Prosopium cylindraceum | Prosopium williamsonii | Rocky Mountain whitefish | round whitefish | seafood | soft-finned fish | whitefish | whitefish Whitefish In Webster's Dictionary \White"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) 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}.
(b) The menhaden.
(c) The beluga, or white whale.
Note: Various other fishes are locally called whitefish, as
the silver salmon, the whiting
(a), the yellowtail, and the young of the bluefish
({Pomatomus saltatrix}).
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