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tom-cod

tom-cod is the alternative form of tomcod.

Meaning of tomcod

Noun

tomcod (plural tomcods or tomcod)

  1. Any member of the species Microgadus tomcod, of edible cod found in the Atlantic.
    Synonyms:
    Atlantic tomcod, tommycod, frostfish, winter cod
  2. Any member of the species Microgadus proximus, found in the Pacific.
    Synonyms:
    Pacific tomcod
  3. Any member of the species Menticirrhus saxatilis (syn. Menticirrhus nebulosus) of kingfishes
  4. Any member of the species Sebastodes paucispinis of jacks.

Noun capitalized: Tom-cod

Tom-cod (plural Tom-cods or Tom-cod)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of Tomcod.

Forms of tom-cod

pluraltom-cods
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Questions about tom-cod

What is tom-cod the alternative form of?
Tom-cod is the alternative form of tomcod.
What part of speech is tom-cod?
Tom-cod is a noun.
What is the plural of tom-cod?
The plural of tom-cod is tom-cods.

Words near tom-cod in the dictionary

  1. Tom-and-Jerry shop
  2. Tom-and-Jerry shops
  3. Tom-and-Jerryish
  4. tom-cat
  5. tom-cats
  6. tom-cod
  7. tom-tit
  8. tom-tits
  9. tom-tom
  10. tom-tom drum
  11. tom-tom drummer

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