gadoid

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/ˈɡeɪdɔɪd/

adjective

Of or pertaining to cod, to the Gadidae family of related fish, or to fish asserted to closely resemble them.

“Near-synonym: gadid”

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codlikegadiformgadidgadoid fish
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Meanings

adjectivegadoid (comparative more gadoid, superlative most gadoid)

comparative more gadoid · superlative most gadoid

  1. Of or pertaining to cod, to the Gadidae family of related fish, or to fish asserted to closely resemble them.

    Near-synonyms: gadiform, gadid

    Synonyms: codlike, gadiform, gadid

noungadoid (plural gadoids)

plural gadoids

  1. Any fish of the family Gadidae or one asserted to closely resemble such a fish.

    Near-synonym: gadid

    Synonyms: gadid

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to cod, to the Gadidae family of related fish, or to fish asserted to closely resemble them.

Similar
codlikegadiformgadid

nounAny fish of the family Gadidae or one asserted to closely resemble such a fish.

Similar
gadid

More synonyms by meaning

nouna soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae

Similar
gadoid fish
Broader
soft-finned fishmalacopterygian
Also see
codlikegadidgadiform

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

By surface analysis, translingual Gad(us) + -oid.

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Translations

Finnish turska-, turskakalojen
  • turska-of or pertaining to the Gadidae family
  • turskakalojenof or pertaining to the Gadidae family
Swedish torsk-, torskfisk-
  • torsk-of or pertaining to the Gadidae family
  • torskfisk-of or pertaining to the Gadidae family
  • torskartadof or pertaining to the Gadidae family
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APA

gadoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gadoid

MLA

“gadoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gadoid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gadoid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gadoid.

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