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lake herring

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A northern cisco (Coregonus artedi), a fish of North America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: cisco, Coregonus artedi

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: whitefish

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noun

Meaning 3

cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: cisco

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: whitefish

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