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whitefish

Syllabification: (white·fish)
Pronunciation: /ˈ(h)wītˌfiSH/
Definition of whitefish

noun (plural same or whitefishes)

  • a mainly freshwater fish of the salmon family, widely used as food.
    • Coregonus and other genera, family Salmonidae: several species

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