What is the meaning of whiting?

noun

• Flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe.
• Flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America.
• A small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish.
• Any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters.
• Found off Atlantic coast of North America.
  • synonyms: silver hake, Merluccius bilinearis
• A food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus.
  • synonyms: Merlangus merlangus, Gadus merlangus

verb

• Turn white.
  • usage: "This detergent will whiten your laundry"
  • synonyms: whiten, white