Merling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Merling is a noun meaning The fish Merlangius merlangus, endemic to the North Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, western Baltic Sea and Black Sea.
Meaning
The fish Merlangius merlangus, endemic to the North Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, western Baltic Sea and Black Sea.
Example Sentences
1995, Maryanne Kowaleski, footnote, Local Markets and Regional Trade in Medieval Exeter, page 310, The types were cod, conger eel, common eel, dried fish (most probably cod and hake), hake, herring, lamprey, ling, mackerel, merling (whiting), mulwell, pike, pilchard, pollack, porpoise, ray, salmon, stockfish (probably cod), sturgeon, and whiting; they arrived fresh, dried, salted, or smoked.
Word Forms
- merlings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include merle, ouzel, blackbird, ousel, whiting, weatherfish.
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