Greenling (Noun)
Meaning
Food fish of the northern Pacific.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The Japanese fishing fleet is seeking a bigger share of the valuable greenling fishery off Alaska's coast this season.
- Chefs from top restaurants flock to markets where fresh greenling is for sale, prized for its flaky white meat.
- Greenling are bottom-dwellers, preferring rocky reefs where they feed on small crustaceans and worms.
- Commercial fishermen catch a few species of greenling in this region, but the rock greenling is the most valuable.
- As the prized rock greenling becomes less abundant, fishing villages in Japan are shifting to target other species.