The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pollan \Pol"lan\, n. [Cf. Gael. pollag a kind of fish.] (Zo["o]l.) A lake whitefish ( Coregonus pollan), native of Ireland. In appearance it resembles a herring.
Wiktionary
n. A freshwater fish, (taxlink Coregonus pollan species noshow=1), resembling a herring
Wikipedia
The pollan or Irish pollan (Coregonus pollan or Coregonus autumnalis) is a freshwater whitefish known only from five Irish lakes, Lough Neagh, Lower Lough Erne, Lough Ree, Lough Derg, and Lough Allen.
Pollan may refer to:
- Pollan (fish), or Irish pollan
- Carolyn Pollan, an American politician
- Michael Pollan, an American author
- Tracy Pollan, an American actress
Usage examples of "pollan".
Bruce Cook, Corky and Stephen Pollan, Lori Pollan and Allan Bahn, Dana Pollan and Mitchell Stern, Danelle Black, Joan Samuelson, Debi Brooks, Michael Claeys, Mindy Miller, Greg Mann, the staff of The Michael J.
Iowa Democrats have never put on a shuck to equal the August 1999 Republican straw pollan overhyped dress rehearsal for the caucuses that prompted candidates to squander so much money on buses, barbecue and big-name entertainers like Crystal Gayle that the effort prematurely drove Lamar Alexander and Elizabeth Dole from the race.