HyperDic: ling

English > 5 senses of the word ling:
NOUNplantling, ling ko, Trapa bicorniswater chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
plantling, heather, Scots heather, broom, Calluna vulgariscommon Old World heath represented by many varieties
animalling, Molva molvaelongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe
animallingAmerican hakes
animalling, burbot, eelpout, cusk, Lota lotaelongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
ling > pronunciation
Soundslih'ng
Rhymesabducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...
English > ling: 5 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningwater chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs.
Synonymsling ko, Trapa bicornis
Broaderwater chestnut, water chestnut plant, caltropA plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits
English > ling: 5 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningcommon Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere.
Synonymsheather, Scots heather, broom, Calluna vulgaris
Member ofCalluna, genus CallunaOne species
BroaderheathA low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae
Spanishbrezo
Catalanbruc, bruguerola, Calluna vulgaris
English > ling: 5 senses > noun 3, animal
Meaningelongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried.
SynonymMolva molva
Member ofMolva, genus Molvaling
Broadergadoid, gadoid fishA soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae
English > ling: 5 senses > noun 4, animal
MeaningAmerican hakes.
Member ofUrophycis, genus Urophycishakes
BroaderhakeAny of several marine food fishes related to cod
English > ling: 5 senses > noun 5, animal
Meaningelongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth.
Synonymsburbot, eelpout, cusk, Lota lota
Broadercod, codfishmajor food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters
Spanishlota

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