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lake herring

noun

Definition of lake herring 

: a cisco (Coregonus artedii) found from the Mississippi River basin, Great Lakes, and St. Lawrence River northward and important as a commercial food fish

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 Hypothetically, Bronte said a higher lake herring population could help improve several issues now seen in the lake. — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Smith: Lake herring restoration is being considered for Lake Michigan," 3 Jan. 2018

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1842, in the meaning defined above

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