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| whit·ing [ wting, hwting ] (plural whit·ing) |
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1. European fish: a small edible sea fish with a silvery underside, related to the cod, commercially important throughout Europe. Native to: Europe. Latin name Merlangus merlangus.
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2. Pacific and Atlantic fish: a commercially important fish that is similar to the European whiting, e.g. the silver hake or corbina. Native to: Pacific and Atlantic oceans. Genera Merluccius, Menticirrhus.
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3. food whiting as food: the white flesh of the whiting as food
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| [15th century. < Dutch wijting, < wijt "white"] |
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