cods

Noun (1)

cod (plural cod or cods)

1. A sea fish of the family Gadidae which are sold as "cod", as haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), and whiting (usually Merlangius merlangus).

   Synonyms:

   codfish

2. 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).

   Synonyms:

   codfish

3. An Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua).

   Synonyms:

   codfish, common cod, milwell, Scotch cod

4. (informal, usually) Other not closely related fish which are similarly important to regional fisheries, as the hapuku and cultus cod.

   Synonyms:

   codfish

5. (informal, usually) Other not closely related fish which resemble the Atlantic cod, such as the rock cod (Lotella rhacina) and blue cod (Parapercis colias).

   Synonyms:

   codfish

Noun (2)

cod (plural cods)

1. (obsolete) A small bag or pouch.
   • There is a Cod, or Bag, that groweth commonly in the Fields;1626, Francis Bacon, Sylua syluarum: or A naturall historie In ten centuries

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