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ling1

Syllabification: (ling)
Pronunciation: /liNG/
Definition of ling

noun

  • any of a number of long-bodied edible marine fishes.
    • a large eastern Atlantic fish related to the cod (genus Molva, family Gadidae), in particular M. molva, which is of commercial importance. a related Australian fish (Lotella callarias, family Gadidae). a similar but unrelated Australian fish (Genypterus blacodes, family Ophidiidae).

Origin:

Middle English lenge, probably from Middle Dutch; related to long1

ling in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of ling in the British & World English dictionary