tullibee


tul·li·bee

T0406850 (tŭl′ə-bē′)n. See lake herring.
[Canadian French toulibi, from Ojibwa dialectal *oto·lipi·.]

tullibee

(ˈtʌlɪˌbiː) n (Animals) a cisco of the Great Lakes of Canada, Coregonus artedii tullibee[C19: from French toulibi, from Ojibwa]

tul•li•bee

(ˈtʌl əˌbi)

n. a commercially important deep-bodied Canadian whitefish, Coregonus artedi tullibee. [1780–90; < Canadian French toulibi < Ojibwa]