CODFISH

cod, codfish

(noun) major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters

cod, codfish

(noun) lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

codfish (countable and uncountable, plural codfish or codfishes)

(countable) A cod (the fish).

(uncountable) The flesh of the cod as food.

Source: Wiktionary


Cod"fish, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A kind of fish. Same as Cod.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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