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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Whitefish \White"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) a Any one of several species of {Coregonus}, a genus of excellent food fishes allied to the salmons. They inhabit the lakes of the colder parts of North America, Asia, and Europe. The largest and most important American species ({C. clupeiformis}) is abundant in the Great Lakes, and in other lakes farther north. Called also {lake whitefish}, and {Oswego bass}. b The menhaden. c The beluga, or white whale. Note: Various other fishes are locally called whitefish, as the silver salmon, the whiting (a), the yellowtail, and the young of the bluefish ({Pomatomus saltatrix}). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Coregonus n : type genus of the Coregonidae: whitefishes [syn: {Coregonus}, {genus Coregonus}]
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