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Coregonus

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n.1.the type genus of the Coregonidae; whitefishes.
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Noun1.Coregonus - type genus of the Coregonidae: whitefishesCoregonus - type genus of the Coregonidae: whitefishes
genus Coregonus
fish genus - any of various genus of fish
Coregonidae, family Coregonidae - soft-finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes; formerly included in the family Salmonidae
Coregonus clupeaformis, lake whitefish - found in the Great Lakes and north to Alaska
Coregonus artedi, lake herring, cisco - important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America
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