lingcod
lingcod · lingcods · lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus, a fish of the greenlings, of the family Hexagrammidae, native to…Ophiodon elongatus, a fish of the greenlings, of the family Hexagrammidae, native to the west coast of North America.
Meaning
1 sensesOphiodon elongatus, a fish of the greenlings, of the family Hexagrammidae, native to the west coast of North America.
More definitions
- food fish of the northern Pacific related to greenlings
- the lean flesh of a fish caught off the Pacific coast of the United States
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From ling + cod, from its superficial resemblance to those two fish.From ling + cod, from its superficial resemblance to those two fish.
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Forms
plural: lingcods / lingcodSynonyms
3 synonymscultus codbuffalo cod
Close in meaning
- food fish of the northern Pacific related to greenlings:Ophiodon elongatus
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular