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Coregonus

noun
Cor·​e·​go·​nus

Definition of Coregonus

: a genus of plainly colored salmonid fishes comprising the whitefishes of the lakes of Europe, Asia, and North America — see cisco, whitefish

History and Etymology for Coregonus

New Latin, from Greek korē pupil of the eye + New Latin -gonus (from Greek gōnia angle)

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