noun
- a freshwater fish of the cisco family found in northern North American lakes
Usage: regional; North American
Examples
- The fisherman caught several tullibee from the cold northern lake.
- Tullibee are an important food source for larger fish in the Great Lakes.
- Commercial fishing operations harvest tullibee for both food and bait.
- The tullibee population has declined in some lakes due to environmental changes.
- Native communities have traditionally relied on tullibee as a protein source.
- Biologists are studying tullibee spawning patterns in Minnesota lakes.