coregonine

adjective

cor·​e·​go·​nine

¦kȯrə¦gōˌnīn,

-nə̇n

: of or belonging to the genus Coregonus or to freshwater whitefishes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Coregonus + English -ine

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