transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhwīt-ˌbāt, ˈwīt- ]
noun
Date: 1758
1. : the young of any of several European herrings and especially of the common herring ( Clupea harengus ) or of the sprat ( Sprattus sprattus )
2. : any of various small fishes likened to the European whitebait and used as food