lake whitefish
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noun
a whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis, found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska, used for food.
Origin:
1860–65, Americanism
1860–65, Americanism
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| lake whitefish | |
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| found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska |
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Lake whitefish
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Example sentences
The lake whitefish is the largest of our four whitefish species.
Fishermen can catch lake whitefish from the pier, and spring and fall offer the chance to catch brown trout, steelhead and salmon.
They are primarily a commercial species, similar to lake whitefish but somewhat smaller.
The lake also contains a smaller population of larger sized lake trout, lake whitefish, and cusk.
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