Greenland cod

noun

A species of ray-finned fish in the cod family, (Gadus macrocephalus ogac, syn. Gadus ogac).

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Meanings

nounGreenland cod (plural Greenland cod)
  1. A species of ray-finned fish in the cod family, (Gadus macrocephalus ogac, syn. Gadus ogac).

    The Greenland cod (Gadus ogac) is often called rock cod in Newfoundland and Labrador.

    2007, George A. Rose, Cod: The Ecological History of the North Atlantic Fisheries
    2 more examples

    Gadus ojac Rich. (d. s.)—Greenland cod-fish; ojac or ovak (Greenland). Polar regions.

    1873, United States Bureau of Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, U.S. Government Printing Office

    Greenland cods have been observed to perform migrations over 1000 km, northeastern Atlantic cod, 800-900 km, while cod of the North Sea, the Channel, and the Irish Sea undertake migrations of lesser magnitude.

    1990, Daniel M. Cohen, Gadiform Fishes of the World

    Synonyms: ogac, rock cod

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA species of ray-finned fish in the cod family, (Gadus macrocephalus ogac, syn. Gadus ogac).

Similar
ogacrock cod
Also see
ogac
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