cisco

Noun
Synonyms: lake herringCoregonus artedi

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northwardSynonyms: lake herring
  2. important food fish of cold deep lakes of North AmericaSynonyms: lake herringCoregonus artedi
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Cisco \Cis"co\, n. (Zool.) The Lake herring (Coregonus Artedi), valuable food fish of the Great Lakes of North America. The name is also applied to Coregonus Hoyi, a related species of Lake Michigan. [1913 Webster]
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