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noun
Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus, used as food.
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noun
Any of several other fish, such as whiting (Merlangius merlangus) or menhaden (Brevoortia spp. and Ethmidium spp.).
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noun
Any of several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly cod, whiting, and haddock, as opposed to the oily or pelagic fishes.
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Topics: cooking, fishing, food, hobbies, lifestyle
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noun
A beluga (both the sturgeon and the whale).
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noun
A lesser queenfish (Scomberoides lysan)
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verb
To fish for whitefish.
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noun
silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: soft-finned fish, malacopterygian, food fish
Narrower terms: lake whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis, cisco, lake herring, Coregonus artedi, round whitefish, Menominee whitefish, Prosopium cylindraceum, Rocky Mountain whitefish, Prosopium williamsonii
noun
flesh of salmon-like or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere
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Broader terms: freshwater fish
Narrower terms: lake herring, cisco
noun
any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring
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Broader terms: seafood
History
From white + fish.
Across languages
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