lake herring

/leɪk ˌhɛrɪŋ/
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Definitions of lake herring
  1. noun
    cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward
    synonyms: cisco
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    type of:
    whitefish
    flesh of salmon-like or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere
  2. noun
    important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America
    synonyms: Coregonus artedi, cisco
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    type of:
    whitefish
    silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere
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