gadid

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noun

Any fish of the family Gadidae.

“Near-synonym: gadoid”

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gadoidcodlike
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Meanings

noungadid (plural gadids)

plural gadids

  1. Any fish of the family Gadidae.

    Near-synonym: gadoid

    Synonyms: gadoid

adjectivegadid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or related to any fish of the family Gadidae.

    Near-synonyms: gadoid, codlike

    Synonyms: gadoid, codlike

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny fish of the family Gadidae.

Similar
gadoid

adjectiveOf or related to any fish of the family Gadidae.

Similar
gadoidcodlike
Also see
codlikegadoid

Origin

By surface analysis, an appellativization from Gadid(ae) minus -ae (a pattern that recurs with many -idae names), or, by surface analysis, translingual Gad(us) (“cod”) + -id.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gaddi
Cite this entry
APA

gadid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gadid

MLA

“gadid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gadid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gadid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gadid.

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