Meaning

1 senses
  1. A whitefish (Coregonus artedi tullibee, formerly Coregonus tullibee) found in the Great Lakes of North America.

Origin

Perhaps from Cree *otonabi (“water mouth”) or Ojibwe odoonibii (“water mouth”).

Perhaps from Cree *otonabi (“water mouth”) or Ojibwe odoonibii (“water mouth”).

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Forms

plural: tullibees
Singulartullibee
Pluraltullibees

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
ciscomongrel whitefish

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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