whitefish
Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus, used as foodAny of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus, used as food.
» Mary has whitefish-like hands.
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5 sensesAny of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus, used as food.
Coregonen, Schnäpel, Reinanken
сигsig
silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the Northern Hemisphere
Any of several other fish, such as whiting (Merlangius merlangus) or menhaden (Brevoortia spp. and Ethmidium spp.).
Any of several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly cod, whiting, and haddock, as opposed to the oily or pelagic fishes.
A beluga (both the sturgeon and the whale).
A lesser queenfish (Scomberoides lysan)
Examples
1 sentencesMary has whitefish-like hands.
Translations
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Origin
From white + fish.From white + fish.
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Forms
plural: whitefishes / whitefishSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.