any of various small fish that are fried whole and eaten as delicacies (especially the herring)
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Whitebait Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The young of several species of herrings, especially of the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures in England.
The young of several species of herrings, especially of the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures in England.
(n.)
A small translucent fish (Salanx Chinensis) abundant at certain seasons on the coasts of China and Japan, and used in the same manner as the European whitebait.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA small translucent fish (Salanx Chinensis) abundant at certain seasons on the coasts of China and Japan, and used in the same manner as the European whitebait.
whitebait
\white"bait`\ (?), n. (zo?l.) (a) the young of several species of herrings, especially of the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures in england. (b) a small translucent fish (salanx chinensis) abundant at certain seasons on the coasts of china and japan, and used in the same manner as the european whitebait.
whitebait
n
1. minnows or other small fresh- or salt-water fish (especially herring); usually cooked whole
2. the edible young of especially herrings and sprats and smelts
Noun
1. minnows or other small fresh- or salt-water fish (especially herring); usually cooked whole
(hypernym) herring
2. the edible young of especially herrings and sprats and smelts
(hypernym) young fish
(member-holonym) soft-finned fish, malacopterygian
Whitebait Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
- This article is concerned with whitebait as the juvenile of various species of fish around the world; for other uses of the term see whitebait (disambiguation).
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