'coal whiting' definitions:
Definition of 'coal whiting'
- Coalfish \Coal"fish`\, n. [Named from the dark color of the
back.] (Zool.)
(a) The pollock; -- called also, coalsey, colemie,
colmey, coal whiting, etc. See Pollock.
(b) The beshow or candlefish of Alaska.
(c) The cobia.
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