Menominee whitefish

Menominee whitefish
noun
a whitefish with a bronze back; of northern North America and Siberia
Hypernyms: ↑whitefish
Member Holonyms: ↑Prosopium, ↑genus Prosopium

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\\mə̇ˈnämənē-\ noun
Usage: often capitalized M
: a small whitefish (Prosopium quadrilaterale) occurring in lakes in Canada, Alaska, and parts of the northern United States

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Menominee whitefish,
commercially valuable whitefish found in the lakes of New England and the Adirondacks, in the Great Lakes, and in Alaskan waters.

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