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greenling

American  
[green-ling] / ˈgrin lɪŋ /

noun

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

greenling British  
/ ˈɡriːnlɪŋ /

noun

  1. 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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