ling
Fish or heather
Ling refers to two unrelated things in English.
One is a long-bodied fish related to cod, found in northern Atlantic waters and sometimes salted or dried for preservation.
The other is a low-growing evergreen shrub, another name for heather, common on moorlands: The hills were purple with ling.
Young ocean fish
- burbotFreshwater cod relative
- whitefishSilvery cold-water fish
- filetBoneless piece of meat
- seafoodMarine creatures as cuisine
marine · oceanic · edible · finned · aquatic · scaley · ichthyology · deepwater
Moorland flowering shrub
- moorUncultivated peaty upland
- heathOpen land with shrubs
- shrubSmall woody plant
- purpleHue between crimson and azure
hillside · peat · upland · wildflower · Scotland · moorland · gorse · bracken
Freshwater cod relative
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- streamSteady continuous flow
- pondSmall still body
freshwater · habitat · inland · benthic · sediment · ecosystem · watershed · riparian
Nordic countries collectively
- NordicOf northern Europe
- NorwayScandinavian coastal kingdom
- ScotlandNorthern British nation
- IcelandNordic island republic
boreal · Arctic · moorland · heath · fjord · Atlantic · traditional · dried
codling
Young ocean fish
seafood · marine · oceanic · edible · finned · aquatic · scaley · ichthyology · deepwater · salted
heather
Moorland flowering shrub
purple · hillside · peat · upland · wildflower · Scotland · moorland · gorse · bracken · bloom
burbot
Freshwater cod relative
pond · freshwater · habitat · inland · benthic · sediment · ecosystem · watershed · riparian · limnology
Scandinavia
Nordic countries collectively
Iceland · boreal · Arctic · moorland · heath · fjord · Atlantic · traditional · dried · salted
slender
Thin and graceful
streamlined · sleek · lean · thin · willowy · lanky · svelte · lithe · graceful · delicate
hook
Curved catching device
tackle · angler · cast · reel · sinker · bobber · jig · spinner · minnow · chum
lingsunfish
Centrarchid freshwater swimmer
flounder · plaice · turbot · triggerfish · angelfish
- texting lingoAbbreviated mobile communication style
darling, linger, lingo, duckling, sapling, lingered, lingoes, lingcod