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tomcod en · NOUN

Etymology

Possibly from French tacaud, probably influenced by tom (“male animal”) and cod.

Meanings

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

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Synonyms

winter cod · tommycod · frostfish · Pacific tomcod · Atlantic tomcod

Translations (6)

is tleghanduda (Microgadus proximus) · fr poulamon (Microgadus tomcod) · fi jääturska (Microgadus tomcod) · fr petit poisson des chenaux (Microgadus tomcod) · ems saakelaq (Microgadus proximus) · is dvergþorskur (Microgadus tomcod)