SINCE 1828
bloater
noun (1)
bloat·er
| \ ˈblō-tər
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Definition of bloater
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a large fat herring or mackerel lightly salted and briefly smoked
bloater
noun (2)Definition of bloater (Entry 2 of 2)
: a small silvery cisco (Coregonus hoyi) of the Great Lakes having oily flesh
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