whitefish

noun

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

   noun.food

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.food

   Source: WordNet 3.0

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

   noun.animal

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. Any one of several species of <i>Coregonus</i>, a genus of excellent food fishes allied to the salmons. They inhabit the lakes of the colder parts of North America, Asia, and Europe. The largest and most important American species (<i>C. clupeiformis</i>) is abundant in the Great Lakes, and in other lakes farther north. Called also <i>lake whitefish</i>, and <i>Oswego bass</i>.

   noun

   Source: webster1913