Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun whitebait

2 senses of whitebait

Sense 1
whitebait -- (minnows or other small fresh- or saltwater fish (especially herring); usually cooked whole)
       => herring -- (valuable flesh of fatty fish from shallow waters of northern Atlantic or Pacific; usually salted or pickled)

Sense 2
whitebait -- (the edible young of especially herrings and sprats and smelts)
       => young fish -- (a fish that is young)