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- [green-ling]
- /ˈgrin lɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [green-ling]
- /ˈgrin lɪŋ/
Definitions of greenling word
- noun greenling any spiny-finned food fish of the genus Hexagrammos, of North Pacific coasts. 1
- noun greenling A spiny-finned, edible fish of the North Pacific. 1
- noun greenling any scorpaenoid food fish of the family Hexagrammidae of the North Pacific Ocean 0
- noun greenling any of a family (Hexagrammidae) of large, predatory percoid fishes of the N Pacific, with a long dorsal fin 0
- noun greenling Any of various foodfishes, of the family Hexagrammidae, of the northern Pacific. 0
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Origin of greenling
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at green, -ling1
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Parts of speech for Greenling
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greenling popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
greenling usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with greenling
- how to catch greenling?
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