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whitefish

whi·te·fish

US/ˈhwaɪˌtfɪʃ/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

2.

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

3.

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

Origin

From white + fish.

Phrases

  • Alaska whitefish
  • Atlantic whitefish
  • Bear Lake whitefish Prosopium abyssicola
  • broad whitefish
  • Cape whitefish
  • common whitefish
  • Coney Island whitefish
  • European whitefish

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