whit·ing 1 (hw  t ng, w-)n. A pure white grade of chalk that has been ground and washed for use in paints, ink, and putty. [Middle English whityng, from whiten, to whiten, from white, white; see white.] |
| whit·ing 2 (hwtng, w-) n. pl. whiting or whit·ings 1. A food fish (Merlangus merlangus) of European Atlantic waters, related to the cod. 2. Any of several marine food fishes of the genera Menticirrhus and Merluccius, including the corbina and the silver hake, of North American coastal waters. [Middle English whitynge, from Middle Dutch wijting; see kweit- in Indo-European roots.] |
whiting1
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) an important gadoid food fish, Merlangius (or Gadus) merlangus, of European seas, having a dark back with silvery sides and underparts
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various similar fishes, such as Merluccius bilinearis, a hake of American Atlantic waters, and any of several Atlantic sciaenid fishes of the genus Menticirrhus
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) Austral any of several marine food fishes of the genus Sillago
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals)
whiting pout another name for bib (the fish)
[perhaps from Old English hwītling; related to Middle Dutch wijting. See white, -ing3]
whiting2
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) white chalk that has been ground and washed, used in making whitewash, metal polish, etc. Also called whitening
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | whiting - flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe Gadus merlangus, Merlangus merlangus, whiting - a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food |
| 2. | whiting - flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America whiting - any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food | |
| 3. | whiting - a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish genus Sillago, Sillago - type genus of the Sillaginidae | |
| 4. | whiting - any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters sciaenid, sciaenid fish - widely distributed family of carnivorous percoid fishes having a large air bladder used to produce sound genus Menticirrhus, Menticirrhus - kingfishes; whiting kingfish - any of several food and game fishes of the drum family indigenous to warm Atlantic waters of the North American coast king whiting, Menticirrhus americanus - whiting of the southeastern coast of North America Menticirrhus saxatilis, northern whiting - whiting of the east coast of United States; closely resembles king whiting corbina, Menticirrhus undulatus - bluish-grey whiting of California coast Menticirrhus littoralis, silver whiting - a dull silvery whiting of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States whiting - flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America | |
| 5. |  whiting - found off Atlantic coast of North Americahake - any of several marine food fishes related to cod whiting - flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America | |
| 6. |  whiting - a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadusgadoid, gadoid fish - a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae genus Merlangus, Merlangus - whitings whiting - flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe |
whiting noun
Related words
collective noun pod
collective noun pod
Translations
whiting1 [ˈwaɪtɪŋ] N (whiting (pl)) (= fish) → pescadilla f
whiting2 [ˈwaɪtɪŋ] N (= colouring) → tiza f, blanco m de España; (for shoes) → blanco m para zapatos; (= whitewash) → jalbegue m
whiting2 [ˈwaɪtɪŋ] N (= colouring) → tiza f, blanco m de España; (for shoes) → blanco m para zapatos; (= whitewash) → jalbegue m
whiting2
n pl <-> → Weißling m, → Weißfisch m
whiting [ˈwaɪtɪŋ] n inv (fish) → merlango
whiting [ˈwaɪtɪŋ] n inv (fish) → merlango
whiting [ˈwaɪtɪŋ] n inv (fish) → merlango
n whiting [ˈwaitiŋ]
a type of small fish related to the cod. klein vissie غُبَر: نوع من السَّمَك вид дребна морска риба treska hvilling der Weißfisch είδος μπακαλιάρου pescadilla hõbeheik ماهى نرم باله خوراکى valkoturska merlan דַג הַקֶרֶס खड़िया मिट्टी pešmolj, merlan sárga tőkehal ikan kecil lÿsa; lÿsingur merlango, merlano たらの一種 대구과의 식용 물고기 (plačiakrūtinis) merlangas ikan whitting; sejenis ikan kecil wijting hvitting witlinek pescada merlan мерланг belica, treska belica (sladkovodna riba); mol (morska riba) vrsta ribe vitling ปลาของยุโรปตระกูลปลาคอต mezgit 無鬚鱈 мерлан ایک قسم کی سمندری مچھلی cá tuyết 牙鳕（鱼）
whiting → سمك الأبيض treska hvilling Weißfisch ασβεστόχρωμα pescadilla valkoturska merlan vrsta bijele ribe merlano 大口魚 대구과의 식용 물고기 witsel kalkmaling bielidło pescada, pescadinha мел vitling ปลาของยุโรปตระกูลปลาคอต mezgit vôi bột trắng 白粉
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