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单词 tullibee
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Definition of tullibee in English:

tullibee

nounPlural tullibeesˈtʌlɪbiːˈtələˌbē
  • A lake cisco (fish) of a deep-bodied race living in the Great Lakes of Canada.

    Coregonus artedii tullibee, family Salmonidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Lake whitefish and tullibees are important cold water species.
    • Water quality is relatively good and this is demonstrated by the presence of a tullibee population, a cold-water fish species.
    • Research has shown that muskie prefer prey without sharp spines, such as tullibee and sucker.
    • The tullibees will move up into this vegetation, and the pike and walleyes follow them in for a feast.
    • For reasons unknown to biologists, it's usually the adult tullibees that perish during these die-offs.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Canadian French toulibi, ultimately from Ojibwa.

 
 

Definition of tullibee in US English:

tullibee

nounˈtələˌbē
  • A lake cisco (fish) of a deep-bodied race living in the Great Lakes of Canada.

    Coregonus artedii tullibee, family Salmonidae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The tullibees will move up into this vegetation, and the pike and walleyes follow them in for a feast.
    • Research has shown that muskie prefer prey without sharp spines, such as tullibee and sucker.
    • Lake whitefish and tullibees are important cold water species.
    • For reasons unknown to biologists, it's usually the adult tullibees that perish during these die-offs.
    • Water quality is relatively good and this is demonstrated by the presence of a tullibee population, a cold-water fish species.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Canadian French toulibi, ultimately from Ojibwa.

 
 
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