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ling - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ling' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ling [ a.]
- A large, marine, gadoid fish (Molva vulgaris) of Northern Europe and Greenland. It is valued as a food fish and is largely salted and dried. Called also drizzle.
- The burbot of Lake Ontario.
- An American hake of the genus Phycis.
- A New Zealand food fish of the genus Genypterus. The name is also locally applied to other fishes, as the cultus cod, the mutton fish, and the cobia.
2 . Ling [ n.]
- Heather (Calluna vulgaris).