whiting meaning and definition

WHITING noun

Definition of whiting (noun)

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
   • synonyms: Merluccius bilinearis, silver hake
6. a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus
   • synonyms: Gadus merlangus, Merlangus merlangus