n.
Pronunciation: ' hw ī t- ˌ fish, ' w ī t-
Function: noun
Date: 15th century
1 a : any of various freshwater salmonid food fishes (esp. of genera Coregonus and Prosopium ) found usually in cold northern waters b : any of various fishes resembling the true whitefishes c British : any of various market fishes with white flesh that is not oily
2 : the flesh of a whitefish especially as an article of food