Definition of Whitefish

1. Noun. Any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring.


2. Noun. Flesh of salmon-like or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere.
Generic synonyms: Freshwater Fish
Specialized synonyms: Cisco, Lake Herring

3. Noun. Silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere.

Definition of Whitefish

1. n. Any one of several species of Coregonus, a genus of excellent food fishes allied to the salmons. They inhabit the lakes of the colder parts of North America, Asia, and Europe. The largest and most important American species (C. clupeiformis) is abundant in the Great Lakes, and in other lakes farther north. Called also lake whitefish, and Oswego bass.

2. n. Any one of several species of Coregonus, a genus of excellent food fishes allied to the salmons. They inhabit the lakes of the colder parts of North America, Asia, and Europe. The largest and most important American species (C. clupeiformis) is abundant in the Great Lakes, and in other lakes farther north. Called also lake whitefish, and Oswego bass.

Definition of Whitefish

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Medical Definition of Whitefish

1. Any one of several species of Coregonus, a genus of excellent food fishes allied to the salmons. They inhabit the lakes of the colder parts of North America, Asia, and Europe. The largest and most important American species (C. Clupeiformis) is abundant in the Great Lakes, and in other lakes farther north. Called also lake whitefish, and Oswego bass. The menhaden. The beluga, or white whale. Various other fishes are locally called whitefish, as the silver salmon, the whiting, the yellowtail, and the young of the bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Whitefish

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whitecomb
whitecombs
whitecup
whited
whited sepulcher
whited sepulchre
whiteface
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whitefish (current term)
whitefish (current term)
whitefishes
whiteflaw
whiteflies
whitefly
whitegraft reaction
Whitehall
whitehead
whitehead
Whitehead's operation
whiteheads
Whitehead deformity
Whitehorse
whitelash
whitely

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