WHITEFISH


Meaning of WHITEFISH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhwīt-ˌfish, ˈwīt- ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : any of various freshwater salmonid food fishes (especially 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.