whitings

Variant of whiting

whiting definition

whit·ing (hwīt′iŋ, wīt′-)

noun pl. whitings -·ings or whiting -·ing

any of various edible marine fishes, including the silver hake, the corvina of the California coast, and various kingfishes

Etymology: ME < MDu wijting < wit, white

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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