'Molva vulgaris' definitions:

Definition of 'Molva vulgaris'

From: GCIDE

Ling \Ling\ (l[i^]ng), n. [OE. lenge; akin to D. leng, G. l[aum]nge, Dan. lange, Sw. l[*a]nga, Icel. langa. So named from its being long. See Long, a.] (Zool.) (a) 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. (b) The burbot of Lake Ontario. (c) An American hake of the genus Phycis. [Canada] (d) 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. [1913 Webster]