Ling
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Ling may refer to:
- -ling, an English diminutive suffix
- Ling (TCM), a traditional Chinese medicineTraditional Chinese medicineTraditional Chinese Medicine refers to a broad range of medicine practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2,000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage , exercise , and dietary therapy...
concept of shamanic power and spirituality - Ling CountyLing CountyLing County is a district of Dezhou, Shandong, China....
, in Shandong, China - Ling, the legendary Kingdom, ruled by king Gesar, in Mongol-Tibetan myth
- A Chinese synonym of Water caltropWater caltropThe water caltrop, water chestnut, buffalo nut, bat nut, devil pod or Singhara or Pani-fol is either of two species of the genus Trapa: Trapa natans and Trapa bicornis...
(菱) - A synonym of heatherCallunaCalluna vulgaris is the sole species in the genus Calluna in the family Ericaceae. It is a low-growing perennial shrub growing to tall, or rarely to and taller, and is found widely in Europe and Asia Minor on acidic soils in open sunny situations and in moderate shade...
, Calluna vulgaris - An abbreviation of the word linguisticsLinguisticsLinguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
- Another form of the Hinduism-related word lingamLingamThe Lingam is a representation of the Hindu deity Shiva used for worship in temples....
- Several species of fish:
- BurbotBurbotThe burbot is the only gadiform fish inhabiting freshwaters. It is also known as mariah, the lawyer, and eelpout. It is closely related to the marine common ling and the cusk...
, Lota lota - Blue lingBlue lingBlue ling is a member of the cod family. It is usually 70 to 110 cm long but the maxium length is 155 cm. Blue ling feeds on fish and on crustaceans and benthic invertebrates. The fish reaches sexual maturity at the age of 6 to 12 years.- References :* * *...
, Molva dypterygia - CobiaCobiaCobia —also known as black kingfish, black salmon, ling, lemonfish, crabeaters, aruan tasek, etc.—are perciform marine fish, the sole representative of their family, the Rachycentridae.-Description:...
, Rachycentron canadum - Common lingCommon LingThe common ling or simply the ling, Molva molva, is a large member of the cod family. An ocean fish whose habitat is in the Atlantic region and can be found around Iceland, Faroe Islands, British Isles, the Norse coast and occasionally around Newfoundland, the ling has a long slender body that can...
, Molva molva - Pink cusk-eelPink cusk-eelThe pink cusk-eel, Genypterus blacodes, is a cusk eel of the genus Genypterus, found in southern Australia, Chile, Brazil, South Africa and around New Zealand except the east coast of Northland, in depths of a few metres to 1000 metres...
, Genypterus blacodes - Red hakeRed hakeThe red hake or squirrel hake, Urophycis chuss, is a phycid hake of the genus Urophycis, Atlantic Ocean at depths of between 10 and 500 m. It grows to about 30 inches and 7 lb . Red hake are known to be an eating fish and not sought out by recreational fisherman as a gamefish....
, Urophycis chuss
- Burbot
- The romanized rendering of the Tibetan term for "monastery"
People with the family name Ling
- Cameron LingCameron LingCameron Ling is a former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League...
, an Australian rules footballer - David LingDavid LingDavid Ling is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently under contract with the Providence Bruins of the AHL...
, professional ice hockey player - James LingJames LingJames "Jimmy" J. Ling , from Hugo, Oklahoma, was a US businessman and former head of Ling-Temco-Vought corporation. While at its helm Ling used LTV funds to purchase a large number of corporations, and was one of the more famous of the 1960s conglomerate managers...
, founder of Ling-Temco-Vought - Jason LingJason LingJason Ling was Head of Mobile Products and Technology at MySpace and creator of MySpace Mobile, the Mobile Extension of the MySpace.com Social Network, formally the largest Social Network within the United States....
, American Technologist and Mobile/Social Networking Pioneer - Laura LingLaura LingLaura G. Ling is an American journalist, working for Current TV as a correspondent and vice president of its Vanguard Journalism Unit, which produces the Vanguard TV series. She is the sister of Lisa Ling, who is a special correspondent for The Oprah Winfrey Show, National Geographic Explorer,...
, American journalist, sister of Lisa Ling - Lisa LingLisa LingLisa J. Ling is a Chinese American journalist, best known for her role as a co-host of ABC's The View , host of National Geographic Explorer, reporter on Channel One News, and special correspondent for the Oprah Winfrey Show and CNN. She is the older sister of journalist Laura Ling.-Early...
, American journalist, sister of Laura Ling - Martin LingMartin LingMartin Ling is an English football manager and former player, who is currently manager of Torquay United in League Two. He played in over 100 Football League matches for Exeter City, Southend United, Swindon Town and Leyton Orient, before moving into management where he led Orient for over five...
, an English football manager - Pehr Henrik LingPehr Henrik LingPer Henrik Ling was a Swedish physical therapist, developer and teacher of medical-gymnastics.-Early life:...
, Swedish medical-gymnastic practitioner
Fictional characters
- Bàba and Māma Ling, Francine Smith's Chinese adoptive parents from American Dad!American Dad!American Dad! is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane and owned by Underdog Productions and Fuzzy Door Productions. It is produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television...
- Gwen Ling, Francine Smith's adoptive sister who is frequently mentioned but remains as an unseen character from American Dad!American Dad!American Dad! is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane and owned by Underdog Productions and Fuzzy Door Productions. It is produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television...
- Ling Bouvier, a fictional character from The SimpsonsThe SimpsonsThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
- Ling-Ling, a character on the animated series Drawn TogetherDrawn TogetherDrawn Together is an American animated television series, which ran on Comedy Central from October 27, 2004 to November 14, 2007. The series was created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein, and uses a sitcom format with a TV reality show setting...
- Ling WooLing WooLing Woo is a fictional character in the US comedy-drama Ally McBeal, portrayed by American actress Lucy Liu. Ling was a cold and ferocious Chinese American lawyer who spoke Mandarin and was knowledgeable in the art of sexual pleasure unknown to the Western world...
, a fictional character from Ally McBealAlly McBealAlly McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama series which aired on the Fox network from 1997 to 2002. The series was created by David E. Kelley, who also served as the executive producer, along with Bill D'Elia... - Ling Xiaoyu, a fictional character from the Tekken series
- Ling, a fictional character from the James Bond film You Only Live TwiceYou Only Live Twice (film)You Only Live Twice is the fifth spy film in the James Bond series, and the fifth to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's screenplay was written by Roald Dahl, and loosely based on Ian Fleming's 1964 novel of the same name...
- Ling (sometimes spelled "Lin") Yao, a character from the mangaMangaManga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series Fullmetal AlchemistFullmetal Alchemist, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. The world of Fullmetal Alchemist is styled after the European Industrial Revolution...
and its 2009 animeAnimeis the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
adaption Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
See also
- Linga (disambiguation)Linga (disambiguation)Linga may refer to:* Lingam, symbol of Shiva, which is used for worship* Linga, Victoria, a town in Australia* One of numerous Scottish islands - see List of islands called Linga* Linga P03 a ship in the Latvian Naval Forces...
- All pages beginning with Ling