whitefish
IPA: wˈaɪtfɪʃ
noun
- Any of many fish.
- Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus, used as food.
- Any of several other fish, such as whiting (Merlangius merlangus) or menhaden (Brevoortia spp. and Ethmidium spp.).
- (cooking, fishing) Any of several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly cod, whiting, and haddock, as opposed to the oily or pelagic fishes.
- The beluga (both the sturgeon and the whale)
verb
- To fish for whitefish.
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Examples of "whitefish" in Sentences
- Seine netting is for all forms of whitefish.
- People in Chalus often eat smoked whitefish.
- Some sportfishing for mountain whitefish occurs.
- Examples of whitefish are cod, haddock and flatfish.
- They are whitefish, and therefore a prized for eating.
- The total watershed of the Laughing Whitefish River is.
- Egyptians in the est have used whitefish as an alternative.
- Common species are whitefish, char, European perch and trout.
- Freshwater whitefishes are part of the salmon family Salmonidae.
- A member of the whitefish family, it is found only in Llyn Tegid.
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