whiting

1. (noun) a food fish of European Atlantic waters resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus
Synonyms: Gadus merlangus, Merlangus merlangus
Related Words: gadoid, gadoid fish

2. (noun) any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters
Related Words: Menticirrhus americanus, Menticirrhus littoralis, Menticirrhus saxatilis, Menticirrhus undulatus, corbina, king whiting, kingfish, northern whiting, sciaenid, sciaenid fish, silver whiting

3. (noun) a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish
Related Words: percoid, percoid fish, percoidean

4. (noun) flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America
Related Words: saltwater fish

5. (noun) flesh of a cod-like fish of European Atlantic waters
Related Words: saltwater fish

6. (noun) found off Atlantic coast of North America
Synonyms: Merluccius bilinearis, silver hake
Related Words: hake



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