Found 2 items, similar to whitefish.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: whitefish
whitefish
n 1: any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except
herring
2: flesh of salmon- or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes
of the northern hemisphere
3: silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of
the northern hemisphere
[also:
whitefishes (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: whitefish
menhaden
\men*ha"den\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An American marine fish (
Brevoortia tyrannus) of the
Herring family (
Clupeidae), chiefly valuable for its oil
and as a component of fertilizers; -- called also
mossbunker,
bony fish,
chebog,
pogy,
hardhead,
whitefish, etc.
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