whiting

(hwīˈtĭng, wīˈ-)

(hwīˈtĭng, wīˈ-)

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.