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Whitefish

Any of many fish.

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noun
  1. 1

    Any of many fish.

  2. 2

    The beluga (both the sturgeon and the whale)

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herringnounA type of small, oily fish of the genus Clupea, often used as food.
cisconounAny North American freshwater fish of certain species of the genus Coregonus that live in cold-water lakes.
fishnoun(countable) A typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.
blastulanoun(embryology) An early form in the development of an embryo, consisting of a spherical layer of cells filled with fluid; a blastosphere.
whitenounThe color of snow or milk; the color of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.
lakenounA large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.
provincenounAn administrative subdivision of certain countries, including Canada and China.
filletsnounA thin strip of any material, in various technical uses.
white-fishnounAlternative form of whitefish. [Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus, used as food.]
kingfishnounking mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)
witfishnoun(obsolete) The ladyfish.
salmonoidnounAny of these fish.
assfishnounAny of several types of fish:
rocknounA formation of minerals, specifically:
tilefishnounAny of the mostly small, perciform marine fish in the family Malacanthidae; an important food fish.
moonfishnounAny of various flat, oval marine fish of numerous species in several families:
whitefishernounOne who fishes for whitefish.
finfishnoun(informal) Clipped compound of finned fish, as in e.g. ray-finned fish; used to distinguish them from shellfish, cartilaginous fish and other similar aquatic creatures customarily used as food.
bandfishnounAny of many perciform fish of the family Cepolidae
redfishnounA large red edible fish, Sciaenops ocellatus, also called channel bass or red drum.

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