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greenling

American

[green-ling] / ˈgrin lɪŋ /

noun

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

greenling British

/ ˈɡriːnlɪŋ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of greenling

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English; green, -ling ¹

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Glenn Street ramp, Bellingham -- June 3: Eight boats with 18 anglers caught two lingcod and two kelp greenling.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2012

Excellent for lingcod, kelp greenling and black rockfish off Westport, La Push and Neah Bay.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2012

Freshwater Bay ramp -- May 17: 21 boats with 39 anglers caught five halibut, nine kelp greenling and one lingcod.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2012

Olson's Resort, Sekiu -- May 6: Four boats with 12 anglers caught one lingcod, 15 rockfish, five kelp greenling and one cabezon.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2012

Lingcod are voracious predators, feeding on nearly anything including invertebrates and a wide range of fish, such as herring, kelp greenling, flounder, rockfish and like in this case a salmon.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2011

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