English Explanatory Dictionary

whitefish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus, used as food.
  2. Any of several other fish, such as whiting (Merlangius merlangus) or menhaden (Brevoortia spp. and Ethmidium spp.).
  3. Any of several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly cod, whiting, and haddock, as opposed to the oily or pelagic fishes.
  4. A beluga (both the sturgeon and the whale).
  5. A lesser queenfish (Scomberoides lysan)
verb
  1. To fish for whitefish.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-whitefish.wav

Word forms

whitefish whitefishes white-fish whitefishing whitefished

Etymology

From white + fish.

Synonyms

kilch

Derived words

Alaska whitefish Atlantic whitefish Bear Lake whitefish Prosopium abyssicola broad whitefish Cape whitefish common whitefish Coney Island whitefish European whitefish freshwater whitefish humpbacked whitefish lake whitefish Menominee whitefish mongrel whitefish mountain whitefish ocean whitefish pygmy whitefish Rocky Mountain whitefish round whitefish
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