Meanings
plural Atlantic cods
- uncountableusuallyA sea fish, the Gadus morhua.
Basques were not the first to cure cod. Centuries earlier, the Vikings had traveled from Norway to Iceland to Greenland to Canada, and it is not a coincidence that this is the exact range of the Atlantic cod.
1997, Mark Kurlansky, “Chapter 1: The Race to Codlandia”, in Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World, Walker, →ISBNSynonyms: cod[Appendix:Glossary
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA sea fish, the Gadus morhua.
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Origin
Originally known as cod. The Atlantic was added later to distinguish this species from the related but distinct Pacific cod.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan bacallà comú
- bacallà comúGadus morhua
German Atlantischer Dorsch, Atlantischer Kabeljau
- Atlantischer DorschGadus morhua
- Atlantischer KabeljauGadus morhua
Italian merluzzo nordico
- merluzzo nordicoGadus morhua
Korean 대서양대구
- 대서양대구 (daeseoyangdaegu)Gadus morhua
Polish dorsz, dorsz atlantycki
- dorszGadus morhua
- dorsz atlantyckiGadus morhua
- pomuchlaGadus morhua
- wątłuszGadus morhua
Russian атланти́ческая треска́
- атланти́ческая треска́ (atlantíčeskaja treská)Gadus morhua
Scottish Gaelic trosg
- trosgGadus morhua
Welsh penfras Iwerydd
- penfras IweryddGadus morhua
Cite this entry
Atlantic cod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atlantic%20cod
“Atlantic cod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atlantic%20cod. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Atlantic cod,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Atlantic%20cod.
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