longjaw

noun

variants or longjaws

1

a

: a cisco (Coregonus alpenae synonym Leucichthys alpenae) of Lake Huron and Lake Erie now considered to be extinct

b

: any of various other ciscoes of the Great Lakes

2

: needlefish

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