adj the burbot of lake ontario.
2. ling ·noun heather (calluna vulgaris).
3. ling ·adj an american hake of the genus phycis.
4. ling ·adj 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.
5. ling ·adj 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.