tullibee

English

Etymology

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

Noun

tullibee (plural tullibees)

  1. 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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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