greenling

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noun

Any of various food fishes, of the family Hexagrammidae, of the northern Pacific

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Meanings

noungreenling (plural greenlings)

plural greenlings

  1. Any of various food fishes, of the family Hexagrammidae, of the northern Pacific

Origin

From green + -ling.

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Translations

Finnish vihersimppu
  • vihersimppufish of the family Hexagrammidae
Cite this entry
APA

greenling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenling

MLA

“greenling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greenling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greenling.

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