Definition of cisco in English:

cisco

nounPlural ciscoes ˈsɪskəʊˈsiskō

A freshwater whitefish of northern countries, most species of which are important food fishes.
Genus Coregonus, family Salmonidae: several species
Example sentencesExamples
- Only a handful of endangered species, such as the Tecopa pupfish, the longjaw cisco, and the dusky seaside sparrow, have ever been taken off the list because they went extinct.
- Other Great Lakes species that have been lost are the deepwater cisco in the 1950's, the blackfin cisco in the 1960s, and the longjaw cisco in the 1970's.
- They prey on such fish as the cisco (lake herring), lake whitefish, central mudminnow, and golden shiner.
- Coregonine fishes in New York, both whitefish and cisco, have been extensively introduced into waters outside of their natural ranges, such as lakes in the Adirondack Mountains.
- Overfishing of other species of ciscoes has reduced populations, and shifted more pressure to Coregonus hoyi.

Origin

Mid 19th century: of unknown origin.

Definition of cisco in US English:

cisco

nounˈsiskō

A freshwater whitefish of northern countries. Most species are migratory and are important food fishes.
Genus Coregonus, family Salmonidae: several species, including the lake cisco (C. artedii) of North America, and the Arctic cisco (C. autumnalis) of northern Eurasia and northern North America
Example sentencesExamples
- Only a handful of endangered species, such as the Tecopa pupfish, the longjaw cisco, and the dusky seaside sparrow, have ever been taken off the list because they went extinct.
- Overfishing of other species of ciscoes has reduced populations, and shifted more pressure to Coregonus hoyi.
- Coregonine fishes in New York, both whitefish and cisco, have been extensively introduced into waters outside of their natural ranges, such as lakes in the Adirondack Mountains.
- Other Great Lakes species that have been lost are the deepwater cisco in the 1950's, the blackfin cisco in the 1960s, and the longjaw cisco in the 1970's.
- They prey on such fish as the cisco (lake herring), lake whitefish, central mudminnow, and golden shiner.

Origin

Mid 19th century: of unknown origin.

单词	cisco
释义	Definition of cisco in English: cisco nounPlural ciscoes ˈsɪskəʊˈsiskō A freshwater whitefish of northern countries, most species of which are important food fishes. Genus Coregonus, family Salmonidae: several species Example sentencesExamples Only a handful of endangered species, such as the Tecopa pupfish, the longjaw cisco, and the dusky seaside sparrow, have ever been taken off the list because they went extinct. Other Great Lakes species that have been lost are the deepwater cisco in the 1950's, the blackfin cisco in the 1960s, and the longjaw cisco in the 1970's. They prey on such fish as the cisco (lake herring), lake whitefish, central mudminnow, and golden shiner. Coregonine fishes in New York, both whitefish and cisco, have been extensively introduced into waters outside of their natural ranges, such as lakes in the Adirondack Mountains. Overfishing of other species of ciscoes has reduced populations, and shifted more pressure to Coregonus hoyi. Origin Mid 19th century: of unknown origin. Definition of cisco in US English: cisco nounˈsiskō A freshwater whitefish of northern countries. Most species are migratory and are important food fishes. Genus Coregonus, family Salmonidae: several species, including the lake cisco (C. artedii) of North America, and the Arctic cisco (C. autumnalis) of northern Eurasia and northern North America Example sentencesExamples Only a handful of endangered species, such as the Tecopa pupfish, the longjaw cisco, and the dusky seaside sparrow, have ever been taken off the list because they went extinct. Overfishing of other species of ciscoes has reduced populations, and shifted more pressure to Coregonus hoyi. Coregonine fishes in New York, both whitefish and cisco, have been extensively introduced into waters outside of their natural ranges, such as lakes in the Adirondack Mountains. Other Great Lakes species that have been lost are the deepwater cisco in the 1950's, the blackfin cisco in the 1960s, and the longjaw cisco in the 1970's. They prey on such fish as the cisco (lake herring), lake whitefish, central mudminnow, and golden shiner. Origin Mid 19th century: of unknown origin.
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