whitefish

[hwahyt-fish, wahyt-]

noun

plural

whitefish ,

plural

whitefishes .

1. any of several fishes of the family Coregonidae, inhabiting northern waters of North America and Eurasia, similar to the trout but having a smaller mouth and larger scales.

2. a marine food fish of California, Caulolatilus princeps.

3. any of various silvery fishes of the minnow or carp family.

4. the beluga, Delphinapterus leucas.

whitefish

/ ˈwaɪtˌfɪʃ /

noun

1. any herring-like salmonoid food fish of the genus Coregonus and family Coregonidae, typically of deep cold lakes of the N hemisphere, having large silvery scales and a small head

Word History and Origins

Origin of whitefish¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; white, fish

Example Sentences

Some insist a bowl of ramen is not complete without a slice of narutomaki, a whitefish cake with a pink spiral pattern.

From Seattle Times

This includes salmon as well as mackerel, trout, herring, sablefish/black cod, sardines, bluefin tuna, whitefish and striped bass.

From Seattle Times

They whipped whitefish, blueberries and lard into a traditional Alaska Native dessert, and dolloped servings onto a paper plate, setting it in the flames to feed her spirit.

From Seattle Times

Jim Johnson, a retired Michigan DNR fisheries biologist who submitted an affidavit supporting the sport fishing coalition, said expanded gill netting could cause further drop-offs of whitefish and lake trout.

From Seattle Times

I usually get the beet salad, the truffle fries and the mac and cheese and then the blackened whitefish, which isn’t really that exciting.

From Los Angeles Times