Definitions for: 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

Webster (1913) Definition: -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.

Synonyms: broom, burbot, Calluna vulgaris, cusk, eelpout, heather, ling ko, Lota lota, Molva molva, Scots heather, Trapa bicornis

See Also: Calluna, caltrop, cod, codfish, gadoid, gadoid fish, genus Calluna, genus Molva, genus Urophycis, hake, heath, Molva, Urophycis, water chestnut, water chestnut plant

Try our:
Scrabble Word Finder

Scrabble Cheat

Words With Friends Cheat

Hanging With Friends Cheat

Scramble With Friends Cheat

Ruzzle Cheat

Related Resources:
animals begin with r
animals begin with z
animlas that start with g
animals begin with q