cisco

cis·co

C0369900 (sĭs′kō)n. pl. cis·coes or cis·cos Any of several North American freshwater fishes of the genus Coregonus whose upper and lower jaws are the same length, unlike other whitefishes.

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[From Canadian French ciscoette, from Ojibwa bemidewiskawed, the (fish) with oily skin.]

cisco

(ˈsɪskəʊ) n, pl -coes or -cos (Animals) any of various whitefish, esp Coregonus artedi, of cold deep lakes of North America. Also called: lake herring [C19: short for Canadian French ciscoette, from Ojibwa pemitewiskawet fish with oily flesh]

cis•co

(ˈsɪs koʊ)

n., pl. (esp. collectively) -co, (esp. for kinds or species) -coes, -cos. any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of E North America. [1840–50, Amer.; < Canadian French ciscoette < Ojibwa pe·mite·wiskawe·t oily fish]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cisco - cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northwardlake herringCoregonus 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.	cisco - important food fish of cold deep lakes of North AmericaCoregonus artedi, lake herringwhitefish - 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