whiting
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Definition
- Noun:
- A type of food fish: "whiting" refers to several species of slender, silvery marine fish valued as food. These fish are typically found in Atlantic coastal waters of Europe and North America.
- The flesh of such a fish used as food: "whiting" also denotes the edible flesh of these fish.
Examples
- Noun:
- The fisherman caught several whiting from the pier.
- For dinner, we had baked whiting with lemon and herbs.
Advanced Usage
- "Whiting" as a collective term: The term can be used generally for various similar white-fleshed fish in different regions.
- The menu listed local whiting, which was actually a species of hake.
Variants and Related Words
- Merlangus merlangus (European whiting): The scientific name for a common Atlantic species.
- Merluccius bilinearis (silver hake): A North American fish often called "whiting."
- King George whiting: A species () found in Australian waters, showing the term's regional application.
Synonyms
- Pout (for some regional species)
- Silver hake (a specific North American species)
Notes on Different Meanings
- Important Distinction: The word "whiting" is a homograph. This entry defines the fish. A separate, identical word "whiting" refers to powdered white chalk or lime used in making putty, whitewash, or as a polishing agent. These are two entirely different words with different etymologies.
- Example of the other meaning: The walls were coated with a layer of whiting. (This refers to the powdered chalk, not the fish).
Noun
- a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus
- found off Atlantic coast of North America
- any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters
- a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish
- flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America
- flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe