lake herring

lake herring

n. A silvery cisco (Coregonus artedi) of the Great Lakes and other lakes of Canada and the northern United States. Also called tullibee.

lake herring

n 1. (Animals) another name for cisco 2. (Animals) another name for powan

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lake herring - cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northwardciscoCoregonus artedi, lake herring, cisco - important food fish of cold deep lakes of North Americawhitefish - flesh of salmon-like or trout-like cold-water fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphere
	2.	lake herring - important food fish of cold deep lakes of North AmericaCoregonus artedi, ciscowhitefish - silvery herring-like freshwater food fish of cold lakes of the northern hemisphereCoregonus, genus Coregonus - type genus of the Coregonidae: whitefishescisco, lake herring - cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward