tullibee

English

Etymology

Perhaps from Cree *otonabi (“water mouth”) or Ojibwe odoonibii (“water mouth”).

Noun

tullibee (plural tullibees)

A whitefish (Coregonus artedi tullibee, formerly Coregonus tullibee) found in the Great Lakes of North America.

Synonyms

References

“tullibee”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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