tullibee

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tullibee

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Perhaps from Cree *otonabi (“water mouth”) or Ojibwe odoonibii (“water mouth”).

noun tullibees

A whitefish (Coregonus artedi tullibee, formerly Coregonus tullibee) found in the Great Lakes of North America.
Similar: cisco, mongrel whitefish

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"tullibee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tullibee. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tullibee. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tullibee

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"tullibee." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tullibee.

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@misc{tullibee_2026,
  title = {tullibee},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tullibee},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}