northern whiting

1. 1.

   whiting of the east coast of United States; closely resembles king whiting

   SynonymsMenticirrhus saxatilis

   Broaderwhiting

Questions about northern whiting

What does northern whiting mean?

northern whiting means "whiting of the east coast of United States; closely resembles king whiting".

What is another word for northern whiting?

Close synonyms include Menticirrhus saxatilis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is northern whiting a common word?

northern whiting is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.