The Clue
Burbot (4 letter answer)
The Answer
LING
Tags
Notes
The answer LING is uncommon, appearing about once every 475 puzzles.
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When repeated, a noted panda
Definition
LING as a noun:
1. (ling, ling ko, Trapa bicornis) = water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
2. (heather, ling, Scots heather, broom, Calluna vulgaris) = common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
3. (ling, Molva molva) = elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried
4. American hakes
5. (burbot, eelpout, ling, cusk, Lota lota) = elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth