Definition of Menticirrhus saxatilis

1. Noun. Whiting of the east coast of United States; closely resembles king whiting.

Exact synonyms: Northern Whiting
Generic synonyms: Whiting

Lexicographical Neighbors of Menticirrhus Saxatilis

Mensan
Mensans
Menshevik
Mentha aquatica
Mentha arvensis
Mentha citrata
Mentha longifolia
Mentha piperita
Mentha pulegium
Mentha rotundifolia
Mentha spicata
Mentha suaveolens
Menticirrhus
Menticirrhus americanus
Menticirrhus littoralis
Menticirrhus saxatilis (current term)
Menticirrhus undulatus
Mentor
Mentzelia
Mentzelia laevicaulis
Mentzelia lindleyi
Mentzelia livicaulis
Menuhin
Menura
Menurae
Menuridae
Menyanthaceae
Menyanthes trifoliata
Menziesia
Menziesia ferruginea

Literary usage of Menticirrhus saxatilis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1920)
"Menticirrhus saxatilis (Schneider). Atlantic City and Corson's Inlet, where spawners arrive in mid-May. Two examples caught in middle of October. ..."

2. Bass, Pike, Perch and Others by James Alexander Henshall (1903)
"THE KINGFISH (Menticirrhus saxatilis) The kingfish is also known as barb and sea mink in the North, ..."

3. Bass, Pike, Perch and Other Game Fishes of America by James Alexander Henshall (1919)
"... caudal fin weakly double concave; gill-rakers long and slender, 4 + 9- Menticirrhus saxatilis. The Kingfish. Body elongate, but little compressed; ..."

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