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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrɒklɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(rok′ling)

rock•ling (rok′ling),USA pronunciation n., pl. -lings, (esp. collectively) -ling.

Fishany of several small cods of the genera Enchalyopus and Gaidropsarus, found in the North Atlantic.

rock¹ + -ling¹ 1595–1605

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rockling /ˈrɒklɪŋ/ n ( pl -lings, -ling)

any small gadoid fish of the genera Gaidropsarus, Ciliata, etc (formerly all included in Motella), which have an elongated body with barbels around the mouth and occur mainly in the North Atlantic Ocean

Etymology: 17th Century: from rock¹ + -ling¹

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