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Webster 1913 Edition
Whitebait
White′baitˊ
,Noun.
(Zool.)
(a)
The young of several species of herrings, especially of the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures in England.
(b)
A small translucent fish (
Salanx Chinensis
) abundant at certain seasons on the coasts of China and Japan, and used in the same manner as the European whitebait.