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Ling Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Ling? [n] elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth [n] American hakes [n] elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried [n] common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere [n] water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs Synonyms \| Synonyms for Ling: broom \| burbot \| Calluna vulgaris \| cusk \| eelpout \| heather \| ling ko \| Lota lota \| Molva molva \| Scots heather \| Trapa bicornis Related Terms \| Find terms related to Ling: See Also \| Calluna \| caltrop \| cod \| codfish \| gadoid \| gadoid fish \| genus Calluna \| genus Molva \| genus Urophycis \| hake \| heath \| Molva \| Urophycis \| water chestnut \| water chestnut plant Ling In Webster's Dictionary \-ling\ (-l[i^]ng). [AS. -ling.] A noun suffix, commonly having a diminutive or a depreciatory force; as in duckling, gosling, hireling, fosterling, firstling, underling. \-ling\ An adverbial suffix; as, darkling, flatling. \Ling\ (l[i^]ng), n. [OE. lenge; akin to D. leng, G. l["a]nge, Dan. lange, Sw. l[*a]nga, Icel. langa. So named from its being long. See {Long}, a.] (Zo["o]l.) (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}. (b) The burbot of Lake Ontario. (c) An American hake of the genus {Phycis}. [Canada] (d) 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. \Ling\, n. [Icel. lyng; akin to Dan. lyng, Sw. ljung.] (Bot.) Heather ({Calluna vulgaris}). {Ling honey}, a sort of wild honey, made from the flowers of the heather. --Holland.

Ling Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ling?

[n] elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
[n] American hakes
[n] elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried
[n] common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
[n] water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs

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Ling In Webster's Dictionary

\-ling\ (-l[i^]ng). [AS. -ling.]
A noun suffix, commonly having a diminutive or a depreciatory
force; as in duckling, gosling, hireling, fosterling,
firstling, underling.


\-ling\
An adverbial suffix; as, darkling, flatling.


\Ling\ (l[i^]ng), n. [OE. lenge; akin to D. leng, G.
l["a]nge, Dan. lange, Sw. l[*a]nga, Icel. langa. So named
from its being long. See {Long}, a.] (Zo["o]l.)
(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}.
(b) The burbot of Lake Ontario.
(c) An American hake of the genus {Phycis}. [Canada]
(d) 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.


\Ling\, n. [Icel. lyng; akin to Dan. lyng, Sw. ljung.]
(Bot.)
Heather ({Calluna vulgaris}).

{Ling honey}, a sort of wild honey, made from the flowers of
   the heather. --Holland.

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