white·bait /ˈhwaɪtˌbet, ˈwaɪt-/
白魚科的魚,非魚的幼魚
White·bait n. 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.
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whitebait
n 1: minnows or other small fresh- or salt-water fish (especially
herring); usually cooked whole
2: the edible young of especially herrings and sprats and
smelts