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Whiting vs Whitefish - What's the difference?

whiting | whitefish |

As nouns the difference between whiting and whitefish

is that whiting is a fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc while whitefish is any of many fish.

whiting

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(-)
  • A fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m). Related to the colour white. Cognate to Dutch .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A fish, , similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic.
  • Any of several marine fish found in North American coastal waters, including (the silver hake).

    • References

    Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, pg 3631

    whitefish

    English

    (wikipedia whitefish)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Any of many fish.
  • # Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus , used as food.
  • # Any of several other fish, such as whiting or menhaden.
  • # (fisheries) Any of several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly cod, whiting, and haddock, as opposed to the oily or pelagic fishes.
  • The beluga (both the sturgeon and the whale)

    • Derived terms

    * common whitefish