greenling

[ green-ling ]

noun

any spiny-finned food fish of the genus Hexagrammos, of North Pacific coasts.

Origin of greenling

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; see origin at green, -ling¹

Words Nearby greenling

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greenlet
green light
green light district
green line
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green lung
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greenmarket
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British Dictionary definitions for greenling

greenling

/ (ˈɡriːnlɪŋ) /

noun

any scorpaenoid food fish of the family Hexagrammidae of the North Pacific Ocean

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