单词 | tullibee |
释义 | tullibee|ˈtʌlɪbiː| Also tulibbi. [ad. N. Amer. Indian (Cree and Odjibway) too-nie-bee.] A species of whitefish (Coregonus tullibee) found in the Great Lakes of N. America.
1789A. Shaw Let. 16 Dec. in L. F. R. Masson Bourgeois de la Compagnie du Nord-Ouest (1889) I. 33, I take a walk to my traps, return to the house, eat Tollibees about nine. 1823J. Franklin Narr. Journey to Shores of Polar Sea II. 711 The Cree name of this fish, ottonneebees, has been corrupted by the traders into tullibee. 1888Goode Amer. Fishes 93 Tautog, chogset,..tullibee..are among the best. 1906Blackw. Mag. Mar. 394/1 The tulibbis..often sold as fresh water herring..are only fit to eat in winter. |

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