HyperDic: cod-liver_oil

English > 1 sense of the expression cod-liver oil:
NOUNsubstancecod-liver oil, cod liver oilan oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes
English > cod-liver oil: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAn oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes; taken orally as a source of vitamins ... / vitamins A and D.
Synonymcod liver oil
Narrowercod oilAn inferior cod-liver oil that is used in leather manufacturing
Broaderanimal oilAny oil obtained from animal substances
Spanishaceite de hígado de bacalao
Catalanoli de fetge de bacallà

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