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lingcod

lingcod noun: ophiodon elongatus, a fish of the greenlings, of the family Hexagrammidae, native to the west coast of North America.

Noun

lingcod (plural lingcods or lingcod)

  1. Ophiodon elongatus, a fish of the greenlings, of the family Hexagrammidae, native to the west coast of North America.
    Synonyms:
    buffalo cod, cultus cod

Synonyms of lingcod

Forms of lingcod

plurallingcods
plurallingcod

Origin of lingcod

From ling + cod, from its superficial resemblance to those two fish.

Questions about lingcod

What does lingcod mean?
Lingcod means ophiodon elongatus, a fish of the greenlings, of the family Hexagrammidae, native to the west coast of North America.
What part of speech is lingcod?
Lingcod is a noun.
What is the plural of lingcod?
The plural of lingcod is lingcods.

Words near lingcod in the dictionary

  1. Lingbao
  2. lingberries
  3. lingberry
  4. lingchi
  5. Lingchuan
  6. lingcod
  7. lingcods
  8. Lingdale
  9. linge
  10. lingel
  11. lingels

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