Whiting - Definition

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, whiting]
6: a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the
cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus [syn: whiting,
Merlangus merlangus, Gadus merlangus]

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