codfish

Synonyms:

cod

Types:

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codling

young codfish

Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua

one of the world's most important commercial fishes

Alaska cod, Gadus macrocephalus, Pacific cod

closely related to Atlantic cod

Lota lota, burbot, cusk, eelpout, ling

elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth

schrod, scrod

young Atlantic cod or haddock especially one split and boned for cooking

Type of:

gadoid, gadoid fish

a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae

Synonyms:

cod

Types:

salt cod

codfish preserved in salt; must be desalted and flaked by soaking in water and pounding; used in e.g. codfish cakes

Type of:

saltwater fish

flesh of fish from the sea used as food