kelp greenling

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noun

a food and game fish, Hexagrammos decagrammus, living among the kelp along the Pacific coast of North America.

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Origin of kelp greenling

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby kelp greenling

kelp, kelp bass, kelp crab, kelper, kelpfish, kelp greenling, kelpie, kelpy, Kelsey, Kelso, kelson

How to use kelp greenling in a sentence

The others, looking off toward the kelp, then see more of the birds.
The Land of Fire|Mayne Reid
This last-born princeling soon learned how to float on his back, with his round little head just showing above the kelp.
Wild Folk|Samuel Scoville
It took some time to extricate from the kelp, following which I established a new record for myself in dressing.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
The meal finished, the great otter climbed out on a pinnacle of rock just showing above the kelp.
Wild Folk|Samuel Scoville

As it was, she did not overtake the fugitive until it was fully a quarter of a mile away from the kelp.
Wild Folk|Samuel Scoville