Ling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /lɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ling is a noun meaning Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae.
Meaning
Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae.
More Meanings
- Any of various varieties of heather or broom.
- (informal) Clipping of linguistics.
Example Sentences
Other deep creatures now being harvested or targeted as seafood include rattails, skates, squid, red crabs, orange roughy, black oreos, smooth oreos, hoki, blue ling, southern blue whiting, sablefish, black scabbard fish and spiny dogfish.
Word Forms
- lings
Synonyms for ling
Depending on context, synonyms include heather, eelpout, broom, burbot, cusk.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cusk, burbot, eelpout, heather, broom, codfish.
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