whitefish

English - Turkish

Definition of whitefish in English Turkish dictionary

beyaz balık

(isim) beyaz balık [zool.]

{i} beyaz balık [(Zooloji) ]

alabalık

English - English

Definition of whitefish in English English dictionary

The beluga (both the sturgeon and the whale)

Any of many fish

Any of several other fish, such as whiting or menhaden.

The largest and most important American species C

They inhabit the lakes of the colder parts of North America, Asia, and Europe

{i} any of various edible fish having whitish flesh; white whale

silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere

Any of several silvery food fishes (family Salmonidae, or Coregonidae), inhabiting cold northern lakes of Europe, Asia, and North America. Whitefish weigh about 2-5 lbs (1-2 kg); they eat insect larvae and other small animals. The Lake Superior whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis), also called whiting or shad, is the largest of the lake whitefishes. Ciscoes, or lake herring (Coregonus artedi), are herringlike food and sport fishes. The best sport fishes of the family are the Rocky Mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) and other round whitefishes

Any one of several species of Coregonus, a genus of excellent food fishes allied to the salmons

clupeiformis is abundant in the Great Lakes, and in other lakes farther north

The beluga, or white whale

The menhaden

any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring

silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere flesh of salmon- or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere any market fish--edible saltwater fish or shellfish--except herring

Called also lake whitefish, and Oswego bass

flesh of salmon- or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere

Related Terms

Coney Island whitefish

A used condom on Coney Island beach; now used interchangeably with whitefish as a generic term for any used condom found in public

common whitefish

A freshwater fish of salmon family, Coregonus lavaretus

lake whitefish

found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska

mountain whitefish

A whitefish (Prospium williamsoni) with a slender body and short head, found in mountain streams of western North America

rocky mountain whitefish

whitefish of the western United States and Canada

round whitefish

bronze-backed whitefish of northern North America and Siberia

whitefishes

prosopium

Hyphenation

white·fish

Turkish pronunciation

hwaytfîş

Pronunciation

/ˈhwītˌfəsʜ/ /ˈhwaɪtˌfɪʃ/