cisco
n. C / U C2 Proficiency US //ˈsɪsˌkoʊ// UK //sˈɪskəʊ// cis·co
n. a type of whitefish found in the cold waters of the Great Lakes in North America. It is often caught for food or used as bait for larger fish.
n. any of several North American freshwater whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, particularly those inhabiting the Great Lakes.
The fisherman caught a small cisco in the lake today.
Local restaurants often serve smoked cisco as a regional delicacy during the autumn fishing season.
Ecologists are monitoring the cisco population closely, as these fish serve as a vital link in the food web between plankton and larger predatory species like lake trout.