whiting

whiting1
(复同单)
  1. 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
  2. Merlangius mer-langus, family Gadidae
    拉丁名Merlangius merlangus,鳕科
  3. [usu. with modifier]any of a number of similar marine fishes, in particular
    鱚鱼,尤指
  4. 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
  1. Middle English: from Middle Dutch wijting, from wijt 'white'

whiting2
noun
  1. [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
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