whiting vs hake

whiting and hake both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
whiting	Yes	No	No	No
hake	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hake is a hypernym of whiting; that is, hake is a word with a broader meaning than whiting:

whiting (noun)	hake (noun)
a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus	any of several marine food fishes related to cod
any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters	the lean flesh of a fish similar to cod
found off Atlantic coast of North America
a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish
flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America
flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe