whiting (n.)

  1. flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe

  2. flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America

  3. a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish

  4. any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters

  5. found off Atlantic coast of North America

    [ Syn: silver hake , merluccius bilinearis ]

  6. a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus

    [ Syn: merlangus merlangus , gadus merlangus ]

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