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gadoid

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ga·doid  (gdoid, gdoid) also ga·did (gdd)
adj.
Of or belonging to the fish family Gadidae, which includes the cods and the hakes.
n.
A fish of the family Gadidae.

[New Latin Gadus, fish genus (from Greek gados, a kind of fish) + -oid.]

gadoid [gay-doid]
Adjective
of or belonging to the cod family of marine fishes
Noun
any gadoid fish [New Latin gadus cod]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gadoid - a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae
malacopterygian, soft-finned fish - any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii
family Gadidae, Gadidae - large family of important mostly marine food fishes
codfish, cod - major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters
Gadus merlangus, Merlangus merlangus, whiting - a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus
Melanogrammus aeglefinus, haddock - important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller
Pollachius pollachius, pollack, pollock - important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod
hake - any of several marine food fishes related to cod
Molva molva, ling - elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried
Brosme brosme, torsk, cusk - large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod
rattail, rattail fish, grenadier - deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail

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