merlucius vulgaris

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merlucius vulgaris - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Hake \Hake\, n. [Also haak.] [Akin to Norweg. hakefisk, lit.,
     hook fish, Prov. E. hake hook, G. hecht pike. See Hook.]
     (Zool.)
     One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera
     Phycis, Merlucius, and allies. The common European hake
     is Merlucius vulgaris; the American silver hake or whiting
     is Merlucius bilinearis. Two American species (Phycis chuss
      and Phycis tenius) are important food fishes, and
     are also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also
     squirrel hake, and codling.
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  Whiting \Whit"ing\, n. [From White.]
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     1. (Zool.)
        (a) A common European food fish (Melangus vulgaris) of
            the Codfish family; -- called also fittin.
        (b) A North American fish (Merlucius vulgaris) allied to
            the preceding; -- called also silver hake.
        (c) Any one of several species of North American marine
            sciaenoid food fishes belonging to genus
            Menticirrhus, especially Menticirrhus Americanus,
            found from Maryland to Brazil, and Menticirrhus  littoralis
            , common from Virginia to Texas; -- called
            also silver whiting, and surf whiting.
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     Note: Various other fishes are locally called whiting, as the
           kingfish
        (a), the sailor's choice
        (b), the Pacific tomcod, and certain species of lake
            whitefishes.
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     2. Chalk prepared in an impalpable powder by pulverizing and
        repeated washing, used as a pigment, as an ingredient in
        putty, for cleaning silver, etc.
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     Whiting pollack. (Zool.) Same as Pollack.
  
     Whiting pout (Zool.), the bib, 2.
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