codfish
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(noun) major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters |
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Synonyms: cod |
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Related Words: Alaska cod, Atlantic cod, Gadus macrocephalus, Gadus morhua, Lota lota, Pacific cod, burbot, codling, cusk, eelpout, gadoid, gadoid fish, ling, schrod, scrod |
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(noun) lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached |
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Synonyms: cod |
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Related Words: salt cod, saltwater fish |
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