Definitions of gadoid fish
noun
a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae
synonyms:
gadoid
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cod , codfish
major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters
Gadus merlangus , Merlangus merlangus , whiting
a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus
Melanogrammus aeglefinus , haddock
important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller
Pollachius pollachius , pollack , pollock
important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod
hake
any of several marine food fishes related to cod
Molva molva , ling
elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried
Brosme brosme , cusk , torsk
large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod
grenadier , rattail , rattail fish
deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail
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
Merluccius bilinearis , silver hake , whiting
found off Atlantic coast of North America
ling
American hakes
type of:
malacopterygian , soft-finned fish
any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
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