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whitefish

English

Etymology

white +? fish

Noun

whitefish (plural whitefishes or whitefish)

  1. Any of many fish.
    1. Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus, used as food.
    2. Any of several other fish, such as whiting or menhaden.
    3. (fisheries) Any of several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly cod, whiting, and haddock, as opposed to the oily or pelagic fishes.
  2. The beluga (both the sturgeon and the whale)

Derived terms

  • common whitefish
  • Coney Island whitefish

Translations

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salmonid

English

Adjective

salmonid (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to fish of the salmon family (Salmonidae), including salmon, trout, chars, freshwater whitefishes and graylings.

Noun

salmonid (plural salmonids)

  1. A fish of the Salmonidae family.

Anagrams

  • lamnoids, maldison

Romanian

Etymology

From French salmonidés.

Noun

salmonid n (plural salmonide)

  1. salmonid

Declension

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