English noun: whitebait | |||
1. | whitebait (food) minnows or other small fresh- or saltwater fish (especially herring); usually cooked whole | ||
Broader (hypernym) | herring | ||
2. | whitebait (animal) the edible young of especially herrings and sprats and smelts | ||
Broader (hypernym) | young fish | ||
Member meronym | malacopterygian, soft-finned fish | ||