Noun ling has 5 senses
- ling, ling ko, Trapa bicornis - water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
--1 is a kind of water chestnut, water chestnut plant, caltrop
- heather, ling, Scots heather, broom, Calluna vulgaris - common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
--2 is a kind of heath
--2 is a member of Calluna, genus Calluna
- ling, Molva molva - elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried
--3 is a kind of gadoid, gadoid fish
--3 is a member of Molva, genus Molva
- ling - American hakes
--4 is a kind of hake
--4 is a member of Urophycis, genus Urophycis
- burbot, eelpout, ling, cusk, Lota lota - elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
--5 is a kind of cod, codfish
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