whiting

n 1: flesh of a cod-like fish of European Atlantic waters

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}]

6: a food fish of European Atlantic waters resembling the cod;

sometimes placed in genus Gadus [syn: {Merlangus merlangus},

{Gadus merlangus}]