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Definition of "whitefish" []

  • Any of various chiefly North American freshwater food fishes of the genus Coregonus, having a generally white or silvery color. (noun)
  • Any of various similar or related fishes, such as the lake herring, whiting, or menhaden. (noun)
  • See beluga. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "whitefish" in a sentence
  • "Fifteen: Fly shop guy thinks every foul-hooked whitefish is a twenty-inch brown trout."
  • "Yes | No | Report from joey wrote 2 years 5 weeks ago looks like a mountain whitefish to me"
  • "(In truth, lake whitefish is more appealing as an idea than as a reality, because of its sometimes mushy texture, although it does have a hearty, arctic char-like flavor.)"