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lake whitefish

lake white·fish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leyk hwahyt-fish, wahyt-]
    • /leɪk ˈʰwaɪtˌfɪʃ, ˈwaɪt-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [leyk hwahyt-fish, wahyt-]
    • /leɪk ˈʰwaɪtˌfɪʃ, ˈwaɪt-/

Definition of lake whitefish words

  • noun lake whitefish a whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis, found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska, used for food. 1

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Origin of lake whitefish

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1860-65

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Parts of speech for Lake whitefish

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lake whitefish popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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