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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 white·bait /ˈhwaɪtˌbet, ˈwaɪt-/
 白魚科的魚,非魚的幼魚

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 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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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 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