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WHITEBAIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The edible young of especially herrings and sprats and smelts
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("whitebait" is a kind of...):
young fish (a fish that is young)
Holonyms ("whitebait" is a member of...):
malacopterygian; soft-finned fish (any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Minnows or other small fresh- or saltwater fish (especially herring); usually cooked whole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("whitebait" is a kind of...):
herring (valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled)
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