ling·cod (l ng k d )n. pl. lingcod or ling·cods A large, northern Pacific food fish (Ophiodon elongatus) related to the greenling. |
lingcod [ˈlɪŋˌkɒd]
n pl -cod, -cods
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any scorpaenoid food fish of the family Ophiodontidae, esp Ophiodon elongatus, of the N Pacific Ocean
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| Noun | 1. |  lingcod - the lean flesh of a fish caught off the Pacific coast of the United StatesOphiodon elongatus, lingcod - food fish of the northern Pacific related to greenlings saltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food |
| 2. |  lingcod - food fish of the northern Pacific related to greenlingsgenus Ophiodon, Ophiodon - a genus of Ophiodontidae scorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish - fishes having the head armored with bony plates lingcod - the lean flesh of a fish caught off the Pacific coast of the United States |
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