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whiting
Noun
  • ∙ A fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc.
Noun
  • ∙ A fish, Merlangius merlangus, similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic.
  • ∙ Any of several marine fish found in North American coastal waters, including Merluccius bilinearis (the silver hake).
  • ∙ Any of the species of Sillaginidae (smelt-whitings) inhabiting Indo-Pacific marine coasts, many of which are commercially important whitefish.