Meaning of WHITEFISH
| Pronunciation: | | 'wIt`fish
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- [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
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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