'coal whiting' definitions:

Definition of 'coal whiting'

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  • 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. [1913 Webster]