English Explanatory Dictionary

frostfish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tomcod (either species of Microgadus).
  2. Microgadus proximus
  3. Microgadus tomcod
  4. Any of genus Benthodesmus cutlassfish
  5. A smelt.
  6. A scabbardfish.

Word forms

frostfish frostfishes frost-fish frost fish

Etymology

From frost + fish. In the case of the tomcod, so called because it is abundant on the New England coast in autumn at about when frost comes.

Synonyms

Pacific tomcod Atlantic tomcod
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