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noun
A codlike saltwater fish in the family Lotidae, Brosme brosme.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: torsk, tusk, moonfish, brismak, brosmius
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lotid, gadid, gadiform, fish, vertebrate, animal, organism, creature
noun
elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: burbot, eelpout, ling, Lota lota
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cod, codfish
noun
large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: torsk, Brosme brosme
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gadoid, gadoid fish
noun
the lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: saltwater fish
History
Early 17th century; of unknown origin. Probably an alteration of torsk or tusk, a codlike fish, from Norwegian tosk, torsk; Old Norse thorskr, codfish.
Across languages
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
