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KING WHITING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does king whiting mean?
• KING WHITING (noun)
The noun KING WHITING has 1 sense:
1. whiting of the southeastern coast of North America
Familiarity information: KING WHITING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Whiting of the southeastern coast of North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
king whiting; Menticirrhus americanus
Hypernyms ("king whiting" is a kind of...):
whiting (any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters)
Holonyms ("king whiting" is a member of...):
genus Menticirrhus; Menticirrhus (kingfishes; whiting)
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