Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The mongrel whitefish, Coregonus tullibee, of the Great Lakes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A whitefish (
Coregonus tullibee ) found in the Great Lakes of North America; -- called alsomongrel whitefish .
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- noun A
whitefish (Coregonus tullibee) found in the Great Lakes ofNorth America .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Canadian French toulibi, from Ojibwa dialectal *oto·lipi·.]
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Perhaps from a Cree or Ojibwe term *otonabi ("water mouth").
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Examples
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Last winter provided one of the best tullibee bites in several years, and that should continue this season.
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It's also worth mentioning the tullibee-catching opportunities on the lake.
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According to Thurmer, there was no major die-off of tullibee this summer, which often happens when the water warms.
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A species of whitefish, Coregonus tullibee, found in the Great Lakes of North America (from Cree and Odjibway too-nie-bee).
August 9, 2008