menominee whitefish

noun

me·​nom·​i·​nee whitefish

mə̇ˈnämənē-

often capitalized M

: a small whitefish (Prosopium quadrilaterale) occurring in lakes in Canada, Alaska, and parts of the northern U.S.

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