lake herring

noun

A northern cisco (Coregonus artedi), a fish of North America.

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ciscoOtsego bassCoregonus artedi
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Meanings

nounlake herring (plural lake herrings or lake herring)

plural lake herrings

  1. A northern cisco (Coregonus artedi), a fish of North America.

    Synonyms: cisco, Otsego bass

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA northern cisco (Coregonus artedi), a fish of North America.

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ciscoOtsego bass

More synonyms by meaning

nouncold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward

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cisco
Broader
whitefish

nounimportant food fish of cold deep lakes of North America

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ciscoCoregonus artedi
Broader
whitefish
Also see
ciscootsego bass

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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