Definition of Molva molva

1. Noun. Elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried.

Exact synonyms: Ling
Generic synonyms: Gadoid, Gadoid Fish
Group relationships: Genus Molva, Molva

Lexicographical Neighbors of Molva Molva

Moloney murine leukaemia virus
Moloney murine sarcoma virus
Moloney test
Molossia
Molossian
Molossians
Molossidae
Molothrus
Molotov
Molotov cocktail
Molotov cocktails
Moluccas
Molucella
Molucella laevis
Molva
Molva molva (current term)
Mom
Mom and apple pie
Mombasa
Mommsen
Mommy
Momordica
Momordica balsamina
Momordica charantia
Momos
Momotidae
Momotus
Mon-Khmer
Mona

Literary usage of Molva molva

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1862)
"MOLVA. Molva, Niks. Skand. Faun. iv. p. 573. Lota, sp., Cuv. Regne Anim. Body elongate, covered with very small scales. A separate caudal; two dorsal fins ..."

2. A Guide to the Study of Fishes by David Starr Jordan (1905)
"The ling (Molva molva) is found in deep water about the North Sea. A related genus, Lota, the burbot, called also ling and, in America, the lawyer, ..."

3. The Wilder Quarter-century Book: A Collection of Original Papers Dedicated (1893)
"In the burbot (Lota lota) the only fresh water codfish, 59 ; in the deep water ling (Molva molva), ..."

4. Appleton's New Practical Cyclopedia: A New Work of Reference Based Upon the edited by Marcus Benjamin, Arthur Elmore Bostwick, Gerald Van Casteel, George Jotham Hagar (1920)
"Ling, sea fish of the cod family (Molva molva), extensively caught in Europe. It is eaten fresh, or salted and dried. The name is also applied to the burbot ..."

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