cod
/kɑd/ noun B1- A sea fish of the family Gadidae which are sold as "cod", as haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), and whiting (usually Merlangius merlangus).
- A sea fish of the genus Gadus, inclusive of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus), and Greenland cod (Gadus ogac or Gadus macrocephalus ogac).
- An Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).
- Other not closely related fish which are similarly important to regional fisheries, as the hapuku and cultus cod.
- Other not closely related fish which resemble the Atlantic cod, such as the rock cod (Lotella rhacina) and blue cod (Parapercis colias).
Plural cod
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The crew spent long, exhausting days catching cod in freezing, unpredictable waters.
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