[hwahyt-fish, wahyt-] 
) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es. | 1. | any of several fishes of the family Coregonidae, inhabiting northern waters of North America and Eurasia, similar to the trout but having a smaller mouth and larger scales. Compare lake whitefish, round whitefish. |
| 2. | a marine food fish of California, Caulolatilus princeps. |
| 3. | any of various silvery fishes of the minnow or carp family. |
| 4. | the beluga, Delphinapterus leucas. |
| be·lu·ga (bə-lōō'gə) n.
[Russian belukha, white whale, and beluga, sturgeon : belyĭ, white; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots + -uga, -ukha, augmentative suff.] |
| white·fish (hwīt'fĭsh', wīt'-) n. pl. whitefish or white·fish·es
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