vendace


ven·dace

V0050550 (vĕn′dĭs, -dās)n. pl. vendace or ven·dac·es Either of two small whitefishes, Coregonus albula of northern Europe or C. vandesius of England and Scotland.
[Probably French vandoise, a kind of fish, from Old French vendoise, probably of Celtic origin.]

vendace

(ˈvɛndeɪs) n, pl -daces or -dace (Animals) either of two small whitefish, Coregonus vandesius (Lochmaben vendace) or C. gracilior (Cumberland vendace), occurring in lakes in Scotland and NW England respectively. See also powan[C18: from New Latin vandēsius, from Old French vandoise, probably of Celtic origin]