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Molva vulgaris

Ling \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.)

  1. 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.

  2. The burbot of Lake Ontario.

  3. An American hake of the genus Phycis. [Canada]

  4. 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.