Otsego bass

noun

A whitefish in species Coregonus artedi, found in lakes of the Great Lakes region of North America.

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nounOtsego bass (plural Otsego bass)
  1. A whitefish in species Coregonus artedi, found in lakes of the Great Lakes region of North America.

    Synonyms: northern cisco, cisco, lake herring, tullibee

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nounA whitefish in species Coregonus artedi, found in lakes of the Great Lakes region of North America.

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Origin

From Otsego Lake (New York), in central New York State.

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