ling

• Substantivo que pode designar uma planta aquática de frutos espinhosos (trapa), a urze comum do Velho Mundo, um peixe marinho alongado de valor comercial, a merluza americana ou um bacalhau de água doce alongado com barbilhões.

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.

1. C1formal

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

   Castanha-d'água

   • 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.

2. Heath plantC1formalbritish

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

   urze

   • 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.

   Sinônimosheathheather

3. Marine fishC1formal

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

   Peixe marinho

   • 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.

4. American hakeC1formalamerican

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

   Merluza americana

   • 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.

   Sinônimoshakewhiting

5. C1formal

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

   lingue-do-Ártico

   • 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.

   Sinônimosburboteelpoutlawyer