ferran.
/ˈfɛrə/ A species of whitefish, Coregonus fera, of the family Salmonidæ, found in the Swiss lakes and Lake Como.
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1807 R. C. Hoare Tour Ireland 224 The pollen, which is the same as the ferra of the lake of Geneva.
1879 Encycl. Brit. X. 152/1 The Lake of Geneva is not so rich in fish as many of the smaller lakes of Switzerland... The ‘fera’ (Coregonus fera) is economically the most important species.
1925 Glasgow Herald 5 Aug. 8 The ‘ferra’ of Lake Geneva.
1930 A. Bennett Imperial Palace xl. 286 My Feras have arrived.
1966 P. V. Price France: Food & Wine Guide 307 The mountain lakes and streams yield fine fish, of which three..are unlikely to be found elsewhere—the féra, lavaret and omble chevalier; all are types of salmon, but the last looks more like a trout.
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