tullibee
English
Etymology
Perhaps from Cree *otonabi (“water mouth”) or Ojibwe *otonabi (“water mouth”).
Noun
tullibee (plural tullibees)
- A whitefish (Coregonus artedi tullibee, formerly Coregonus tullibee) found in the Great Lakes of North America.
Synonyms
- cisco
- mongrel whitefish
References
- tullibee in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.