What does "merling" mean?

The fish Merlangius merlangus, endemic to the North Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, western Baltic Sea and Black Sea.

What is a synonym for "merling"?

Common synonyms include: english whiting, european whiting, whiting.

Merling

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Noun

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The fish Merlangius merlangus, endemic to the North Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, western Baltic Sea and Black Sea.
"1995, Maryanne Kowaleski, footnote, Local Markets and Regional Trade in Medieval Exeter, page 310, The types were cod, conger eel, common eel, dried fish (most probably cod and hake), hake, herring, lamprey, ling, mackerel, merling (whiting), mulwell, pike, pilchard, pollack, porpoise, ray, salmon, stockfish (probably cod), sturgeon, and whiting; they arrived fresh, dried, salted, or smoked."

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english whiting european whiting whiting

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"1995, Maryanne Kowaleski, footnote, Local Markets and Regional Trade in Medieval Exeter, page 310, The types were cod, conger eel, common eel, dried fish (most probably cod and hake), hake, herring, lamprey, ling, mackerel, merling (whiting), mulwell, pike, pilchard, pollack, porpoise, ray, salmon, stockfish (probably cod), sturgeon, and whiting; they arrived fresh, dried, salted, or smoked."

Etymology

From Middle English merlynge, from Old French merlenc, from Latin merula.

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