cod-liver_oil (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *cod-liver oil*:
NOUN	substance	cod-liver oil, cod liver oil	an oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes

English > *cod-liver oil*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	An oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes; taken orally as a source of vitamins ... / vitamins A and D.
Synonym	cod liver oil
Narrower	cod oil	An inferior cod-liver oil that is used in leather manufacturing
Broader	animal oil	Any oil obtained from animal substances
Spanish	aceite de hígado de bacalao
Catalan	oli de fetge de bacallà

HyperDic: cod-liver_oil