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Gadoid

Of or pertaining to the family of fishes (Gadidae) which includes the cod, haddock, and hake.

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Cod 76% connected

A husk; a pod; as, a peascod.

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Codfish 76% connected

A kind of fish. Same as Cod.

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Cusk 76% connected

A large, edible, marine fish (Brosmius brosme), allied to the cod, common on the northern coasts of Europe and America; -- called also tusk and torsk.

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Grenadier 76% connected

Originaly, a soldier who carried and threw grenades; afterward, one of a company attached to each regiment or battalion, taking post on the right of…

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Haddock 76% connected

A marine food fish (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), allied to the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and America. It has a dark lateral line an…

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Hake 76% connected

A drying shed, as for unburned tile.

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Ling 76% connected

A large, marine, gadoid fish (Molva vulgaris) of Northern Europe and Greenland. It is valued as a food fish and is largely salted and dried. Called a…

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Pollack 76% connected

A marine gadoid food fish of Europe (Pollachius virens). Called also greenfish, greenling, lait, leet, lob, lythe, and whiting pollack.

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Pollock 76% connected

A marine gadoid fish (Pollachius carbonarius), native both of the European and American coasts. It is allied to the cod, and like it is salted and dr…

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Torsk 76% connected

The cusk. See Cusk.

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Whiting 76% connected

of White

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Malacopterygian 76% connected

One of the Malacopterygii.

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