gadoid
Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
Related to gadoid: gadoid fish
ga·doid
(gā′doid′, găd′oid′)n.
A fish of the suborder Gadoidei, which includes the cods and the hakes.
ga′doid adj.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
gadoid
(ˈɡeɪdɔɪd)adj
(Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Anacanthini, an order of marine soft-finned fishes typically having the pectoral and pelvic fins close together and small cycloid scales. The group includes gadid fishes and hake
n
(Animals) any gadoid fish
[C19: from New Latin Gadidae, from gadus cod; see -oid]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Noun | 1. | 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 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 |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.