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kelp greenling

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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

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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