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Merking vs Merling - What's the difference?

merking | merling |

As nouns the difference between merking and merling

is that merking is a mermaid king; the king of the merfolk while merling is the fish Merlangius merlangus, endemic to the North Atlantic, Mediterranean Sea, western Baltic Sea and Black Sea.

merking

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A mermaid king; the king of the merfolk.
  • *2002 , Sarah Hines Stephen, Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid: And Other Stories :
    • The merking's castle stood in the very deepest spot. The palace walls were made of coral. The roof was oyster shells. And the windows stood open to let the fish swim in and out.
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    merling

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    Synonyms

    * (Merlangius merlangus) whiting (UK) ** (in countries outside the range of Merlangius merlangus): English whiting, European whiting