a slender-bodied marine fish of the cod family, which n shallow European waters and is a commercially important food fish (欧洲)牙鳕,无须鳕
Merlangius mer-langus, family Gadidae 拉丁名Merlangius merlangus,鳕科
[usu. with modifier]any of a number of similar marine fishes, in particular 鱚鱼,尤指
a fish of the Indo-Pacific (family Sillaginidae), including the commercially important Sillaginoides punctatus of Australia the northern kingfish of eastern North America (印度洋—太平洋产的)小鳍鳕(鱚科,包括澳大利亚产的商业价值极高的斑点拟鱚) (北美东海岸产的)鲹鱼
语源
Middle English: from Middle Dutch wijting, from wijt 'white'
whiting2 noun
[mass noun]ground chalk used for purposes such as whitewashing and cleaning metal plate (粉刷或擦亮金属器皿用的)白垩粉,白粉