ling

A noun that can refer to a type of water chestnut with a spiny fruit, a common Old World heath, an elongated marine food fish, American hakes, or an elongate freshwater cod with barbels around its mouth.

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1. Water chestnut C1 formal

   A type of water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two prongs instead of four.

   • The ling plant grows in shallow freshwater ponds.
   • Its fruit, with two distinct prongs, is harvested in autumn.
   • Ling is less common than the four-pronged variety.

   ruВодяной орехescastaña de agua espinosafrMacre à deux cornesdeWassernussptCastanha-d'águazh菱arالكستناء المائية

2. Heath plant C1 formal british

   A common Old World heath represented by many varieties; a low evergreen shrub grown widely in the northern hemisphere.

   • Ling covers the moorlands with a purple carpet in late summer.
   • The heath is dominated by ling and gorse.
   • Bees are attracted to the flowers of ling.

   ruВерескesbrezofrbruyère communedeHeidekrautpturzezh帚石楠arالخلنج

   Synonyme: heathheather

3. Marine fish C1 formal

   An elongated marine food fish found in Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried.

   • Ling is a popular fish in Scandinavian cuisine.
   • The fishermen caught several ling near the coast.
   • Salted ling is a traditional dish in some regions.

   ruМорская рыбаesBacalao largofrlinguedeMeeresfischptPeixe marinhozh鳕鱼arسمك بحري

4. American hake C1 formal american

   A type of fish belonging to the hake family, found in American waters.

   • American ling is often used in fish and chips.
   • The ling population has declined due to overfishing.
   • This species of ling is found along the Atlantic coast.

   ruАмериканский хекesMerluza americanafrMerluche américainedeAmerikanischer SeehechtptMerluza americanazh美洲鳕鲈arالسمك الأبيض الأمريكي

   Synonyme: hakewhiting

5. Freshwater cod C1 formal

   An elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe, Asia, and North America, having barbels around its mouth.

   • The ling is a relative of the burbot.
   • It lives in cold, deep lakes and rivers.
   • Anglers prize the ling for its firm, white flesh.

   ruНалимesLota de agua dulcefrLote de rivièredeQuappeptlingue-do-Árticozh江鳕arقد بحري نهري

   Synonyme: burboteelpoutlawyer

• lings plural form
• lings' possessive plural form
• ling's possessive singular form