\White"bait`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The young of several species of herrings, especially of
    the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures
    in England.
(b) A small translucent fish ({Salanx Chinensis}) abundant at
    certain seasons on the coasts of China and Japan, and
    used in the same manner as the European whitebait.