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GWYNIAD

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Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 750 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GWYNIAD , the name given to a See also:

fish of the genus Coregonus or See also:White fish (C. clupeoides), inhabiting the large lakes of See also:North See also:Wales and the north of See also:England. At Ullswater it is known by the name of " schelly," at See also:Loch See also:Lomond by that of " powen." It is tolerably abundant in See also:Lake See also:Bala, keeping to the deepest portion of the lake for the greater See also:part of the See also:year, but appearing in shoals near the shores at certain seasons. It is well flavoured, like all the See also:species of Coregonus, but scarcely attains to the See also:weight of a See also:pound.

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