codfish (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *codfish*:
NOUN	food	codfish, cod	lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish
animal	codfish, cod	major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters

English > *codfish*: 2 senses > noun 1, food
Meaning	Lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached.
Synonym	cod
Part of	Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua	One of the world's most important commercial fishes
Narrower	salt cod	codfish preserved in salt
Broader	saltwater fish	flesh of fish from the sea used as food
Spanish	abadejo, bacalao
Catalan	bacallà

English > *codfish*: 2 senses > noun 2, animal
Meaning	major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters.
Synonym	cod
Member of	Gadus, genus Gadus	type genus of the Gadidae
Narrower	Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua	One of the world's most important commercial fishes
	Pacific cod, Alaska cod, Gadus macrocephalus	Closely related to Atlantic cod
	burbot, eelpout, ling, cusk, Lota lota	elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
	codling	young codfish
	scrod, schrod	young Atlantic cod or haddock especially one split and boned for cooking
Broader	gadoid, gadoid fish	A soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae
Spanish	bacalao
Catalan	bacallà

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