molva vulgaris

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molva vulgaris - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ling \Ling\ (l[i^]ng), n. [OE. lenge; akin to D. leng, G.
     l[aum]nge, Dan. lange, Sw. l[*a]nga, Icel. langa. So named
     from its being long. See Long, a.] (Zool.)
     (a) 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.
     (b) The burbot of Lake Ontario.
     (c) An American hake of the genus Phycis. [Canada]
     (d) 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.
         [1913 Webster]