whitefish (n.)

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

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

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

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