whitefish

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus, used as food.
  2. Any of several other fish, such as whiting (Merlangius merlangus) or menhaden (Brevoortia spp. and Ethmidium spp.).
  3. Any of several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly cod, whiting, and haddock, as opposed to the oily or pelagic fishes.
  4. A beluga (both the sturgeon and the whale).
  5. A lesser queenfish (Scomberoides lysan)
动词 v.
  1. To fish for whitefish.
    — “Perhaps he went whitefishing after he had his supper.”

词形变化

whitefishes plural whitefish plural white-fish alternative whitefishes present,singular,third-person whitefishing participle,present whitefished participle,past whitefished past white-fish alternative

词源

词源 1
From white + fish.
词源 2
From white + fish.
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