Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small gadoid fish, Merlangus vulgaris, the European whiting.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) The European whiting.
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- noun The fish Merlangius merlangus, endemic to the
North Atlantic ,Mediterranean Sea , westernBaltic Sea andBlack Sea .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I'm just a merle addict - what could be more amazingly gorgeous than all of that beautiful merling all over his body!
Camping trip, part 3 2007
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Since that time, his nocturnal hunts for merling had become almost an obsession.
Trullion: Alastor 2262 Vance, Jack 1973
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From the reeds camethe croak of nocturnal insects, and water lapped softly against the dock; a merling perhaps had risen to the surface, to listen for interesting sounds.
Trullion: Alastor 2262 Vance, Jack 1973
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Similarly, a merling discovered on land was shown no mercy.
Trullion: Alastor 2262 Vance, Jack 1973
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Jut Hulden had gone out to hunt merling once too often; they had laid a cunning trap for him.
Trullion: Alastor 2262 Vance, Jack 1973
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The merling uttered a dismal croak and jumped forward; Glinnes grasped a stave and thrust it at the creature's groin; it sagged away.
Trullion: Alastor 2262 Vance, Jack 1973
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Never had he seen such a gorgeous array of costumes the velvet capes of the lords; with heraldirc blazons on the back; the gowns of the ladies, belted and fringed with black coral beads, or crystallized merling scales, or rectangular tourmalines, with tiaras to match.
Trullion: Alastor 2262 Vance, Jack 1973
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Glinnes again kicked out and the merling croaked in annoyance.
Trullion: Alastor 2262 Vance, Jack 1973
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Under the Trullion starblaze man and merling confronted each other.
Trullion: Alastor 2262 Vance, Jack 1973
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Something bumped the bottom of the boat disappointed merling.
Trullion: Alastor 2262 Vance, Jack 1973
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