whitefish

Definition of Whitefish in English :

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Noun

1. whitefish

any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring

2. whitefish

flesh of salmon-like or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere

3. whitefish

silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Whitefish

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noun plural -fish or -fishes

any herring-like salmonoid food fish of the genus Coregonus and family Coregonidae, typically of deep cold lakes of the N hemisphere, having large silvery scales and a small head

Whitefish

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nounWord forms: plural ˈwhiteˌfish or ˈwhiteˌfishes

1.

any of various white or silvery, edible freshwater trouts (genera Prosopium and Coregonus) found in cool lakes of the Northern Hemisphere

2.

any of various other similar fishes, as a tilefish (Caulolatilus princeps) of the Pacific

3.

beluga (sense 2)

Whitefish

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n. pl. whitefish or white·fish·es

1.

a. Any of various freshwater salmonid food fishes of the genera Coregonus and Prosopium chiefly of North America, having a generally white or silvery color.

b. Any of various similar or related fishes, such as the lake herring, whiting, or menhaden.

2. See beluga.

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