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noun
Ophiodon elongatus, a fish of the greenlings, of the family Hexagrammidae, native to the west coast of North America.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: buffalo cod, cultus cod
Antonyms: none provided
noun
food fish of the northern Pacific related to greenlings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Ophiodon elongatus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish
noun
the lean flesh of a fish caught off the Pacific coast of the United States
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: saltwater fish
History
From ling + cod, from its superficial resemblance to those two fish.
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