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 | ||