gadoid fish

gadoid fish
noun
a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae
Syn: ↑gadoid
Hypernyms: ↑soft-finned fish, ↑malacopterygian
Hyponyms:
Member Holonyms: ↑Gadidae, ↑family Gadidae

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  • gadoid — /ˈgeɪdɔɪd/ (say gaydoyd) adjective 1. belonging to or resembling the Anacanthini, an order of soft finned fishes including the cod, haddock, etc. –noun 2. a gadoid fish. {New Latin gadus cod (from Greek gados kind of fish) + oid} …  

  • Gadoid — Ga doid (?; 277), a. [NL. gadus cod + oid: cf. F. gado[ i]de gadoid, Gr. ? a sort of fish, F. gade.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the family of fishes ({Gadid[ae]}) which includes the cod, haddock, and hake. n. One of the {Gadid[ae]}. [Written… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gadoid — [gā′doid΄] adj. [< ModL gadus, cod < Gr gados, kind of fish + OID] of or like the family (Gadidae, order Gadiformes) of bony fishes including cod, hake, and burbot n. any fish of this family …   English World dictionary

  • gadoid — adjective Etymology: New Latin Gadus, genus of fishes, from Greek gados, a fish Date: circa 1842 resembling or related to the cods • gadoid noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gadoid — [ geɪdɔɪd, ga ] noun Zoology a bony fish of an order (Gadiformes) that comprises cod, hake, and related fish. Origin C19: from mod. L. gadus (from Gk gados cod ) + oid …   English new terms dictionary

  • gadoid — adj. of or pertaining to the fish family Gadidae which includes the cod and haddock …   English contemporary dictionary

  • gadoid —   a.,n. (fish) of the cod family …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • gadoid — n. & adj. n. any marine fish of the cod family Gadidae, including haddock and whiting. adj. belonging to or resembling the Gadidae. Etymology: mod.L gadus f. Gk gados cod + OID …   Useful english dictionary

  • soft-finned fish — noun any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii • Syn: ↑malacopterygian • Ant: ↑spiny finned fish • Hypernyms: ↑teleost fish, ↑teleost, ↑teleostan • …   Useful english dictionary

  • rattail fish — noun deep sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail • Syn: ↑grenadier, ↑rattail • Hypernyms: ↑gadoid, ↑gadoid fish • Member Holonyms: ↑Macrouridae, ↑family Macrouridae …   Useful english dictionary

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