How many syllables in ling?

There is 1 syllable in the word ling.

How to pronounce ling:

ling (noun):: any of various fishes (such as a hake or burbot) of the cod family; common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere.

broom

burbot

calluna

calluna vulgaris

cusk

eelpout

genus calluna

heath

heather

ling ko

lota lota

molva molva

scots heather

trapa bicornis

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