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CISCO
cisco, lake herring, Coregonus artedi
(noun) important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cisco (plural ciscos or ciscoes)
Any North American freshwater fish of certain species of the genus Coregonus that live in cold-water lakes.
Etymology
Proper noun
Cisco
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Source: Wiktionary
Cis"co, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The Lake herring (Coregonus Artedi), valuable food fish of the Great Lakes of North America. The name is also applied to C. Hoyi, a related species of Lake Michigan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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