greenling

[ green-ling ]
/ ˈgrin lɪŋ /

noun

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

Origin of greenling

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at green, -ling1

Words nearby greenling

greenland sea, greenlander, greenlandic, greenlawn, greenlet, greenling, greenmail, greenmarket, greenness, greenock, greenockite

British Dictionary definitions for greenling

greenling
/ (ˈɡriːnlɪŋ) /

noun

any scorpaenoid food fish of the family Hexagrammidae of the North Pacific Ocean