whitefish
- noun
- /ˈwaɪtˌfɪʃ/
- On his tombstone they will write: "Beloved son and loving brother; enjoyed smoked whitefish."
- lake whitefish
- round whitefish
- broad whitefish
PM snack, grapefruit dinner, green beans, whitefish, that's all I can have today.
- PM snack, grapefruit dinner, green beans, whitefish, that's all I can have today.
- They're like, oh, check out this the barramundi, you know, or the whitefish or the we fish or the OR the go fish dude.
Examples
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We start the meal with braised whitefish, crisp fins, skins, and tails.
Fiction book (1997) -
The kitchen was serving up eggs and sausage, pancakes and potatoes, and the local specialty, boiled whitefish.
Fiction book (1993) -
The females were fed on whitefish, salmon, and crab meat 2-3 times weekly.
Academic text (1999) -
So your non oily fish is your typical kind of whitefish like cod for example, which is a great source of protein.
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My landlady cooks for me, so she made me a nice salad with a little whitefish.
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PM snack, grapefruit dinner, green beans, whitefish, that's all I can have today.
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There is our beautiful poached whitefish with a tender green salad and fondant potatoes.
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And Rosie, you're going to teach us your whitefish casserole recipe.
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Anglers fish for northern pike, walleye, lake trout, whitefish, and ling or burbot.
Blog text (16) -
Elaine was telling me about this whitefish she had the other day.
Synonyms
Meat from a water animal that people cook and eat
A water animal that lives in rivers or lakes and people eat
A fish that people catch or farm to eat
A freshwater fish that lives in lakes and people catch to eat
Compounds
- Specialized
A fish with a bronze back that lives in cold northern lakes in North America and Siberia
- Specialized
A small freshwater fish that lives in rivers and lakes in western North America
- Specialized
A freshwater fish with a bronze back and white belly from northern lakes and rivers
How Oily
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Whitefish is simply white plus fish, because these fish have pale, 'white' flesh that people eat. So whitefish today means a kind of edible fish or the fish's flesh.