HyperDic: whitefish

English > 3 senses of the word whitefish:
NOUNfoodwhitefishany market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring
foodwhitefishflesh of salmon-like or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere
animalwhitefishsilvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere
whitefish > pronunciation
Soundshhway'tfih.sh; way'tfih.sh
Rhymesabolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh...
English > whitefish: 3 senses > noun 1, food
MeaningAny market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring.
RegionUnited Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great BritainA monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles
Broaderseafoodedible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
English > whitefish: 3 senses > noun 2, food
Meaningflesh of salmon-like or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere.
Part ofwhitefishsilvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere
Narrowerlake herring, ciscoCold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward
Broaderfreshwater fishflesh of fish from fresh water used as food
Spanishpescado blanco
Catalanpeix blanc
English > whitefish: 3 senses > noun 3, animal
Meaningsilvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere.
Member ofCoregonidae, family Coregonidaesoft-finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes
Partswhitefishflesh of salmon-like or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere
NarrowerRocky Mountain whitefish, Prosopium williamsoniiwhitefish of the western United States and Canada
cisco, lake herring, Coregonus artediImportant food fish of cold deep lakes of North America
lake whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformisFound in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska
round whitefish, Menominee whitefish, Prosopium cylindraceumA whitefish with a bronze back
Broaderfood fishAny fish used for food by human beings
soft-finned fish, malacopterygianAny fish of the superorder Malacopterygii

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