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SILVER WHITING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does silver whiting mean?
• SILVER WHITING (noun)
The noun SILVER WHITING has 1 sense:
1. a dull silvery whiting of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States
Familiarity information: SILVER WHITING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dull silvery whiting of southern Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Menticirrhus littoralis; silver whiting
Hypernyms ("silver whiting" is a kind of...):
whiting (any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters)
Holonyms ("silver whiting" is a member of...):
genus Menticirrhus; Menticirrhus (kingfishes; whiting)
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