cod

/kɒd/noun
Middle SchoolNot in standard dictionaries
1

An Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).

2

A sea fish of the genus Gadus generally, inclusive of Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) and Greenland cod (Gadus ogac or Gadus macrocephalus ogac).

3

A sea fish of the family Gadidae which are sold as "cod", as haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), and whiting (usually Merlangius merlangus).

4

Other not closely related fish which are similarly important to regional fisheries, as the hapuku and cultus cod.

5

Other not closely related fish which resemble the Atlantic cod, such as the rock cod (Lotella rhacina) and blue cod (Parapercis colias).

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