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whitebait in British English
(ˈwaɪtˌbeɪt)
noun
1.
the young of herrings, sprats, etc, cooked and eaten whole as a delicacy
2.
any of various small silvery fishes, such as Galaxias attenuatus of Australia and New Zealand and Allosmerus elongatus of North American coastal regions of the Pacific
Word origin
C18: from its formerly having been used as baitwhitebait in American English
(ˈhwaɪtˌbeɪt; ˈwaɪtˌbeɪt)
nounWord forms: plural ˈwhiteˌbait
1.
any of the fry of various silvery fishes used as food, as herring fry
2. US
a smelt fish (Allosmerus elongatus) of the Pacific
3.
silverside
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