English Explanatory Dictionary

lingcod

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Ophiodon elongatus, a fish of the greenlings, of the family Hexagrammidae, native to the west coast of North America.

Word forms

lingcod lingcods

Etymology

From ling + cod, from its superficial resemblance to those two fish.

Synonyms

buffalo cod cultus cod
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