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whitefish

 

  5  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  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
 
 
  {Silver  plover}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  knot. 
 
  {Silver  salmon}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  salmon  ({Oncorhynchus  kisutch}) 
  native  of  both  coasts  of  the  North  Pacific.  It  ascends  all 
  the  American  rivers  as  far  south  as  the  Sacramento.  Called 
  also  {kisutch},  {whitefish},  and  {white  salmon}. 
 
  {Silver  shell}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  marine  bivalve  of  the  genus 
  Anomia.  See  {Anomia}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Menhaden  \Men*ha"den\,  n.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  An  American  marine  fish  of  the  Herring  familt  ({Brevoortia 
  tyrannus}),  chiefly  valuable  for  its  oil  and  as  a  component 
  of  fertilizers;  --  called  also  {mossbunker},  {bony  fish}, 
  {chebog},  {pogy},  {hardhead},  {whitefish},  etc 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  whitefish 
  n  1:  (Britain)  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 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Whitefish,  MT  (city,  FIPS  79825) 
  Location:  48.41556  N,  114.34472  W 
  Population  (1990):  4368  (2259  housing  units) 
  Area:  7.8  sq  km  (land),  0.1  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  59937




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