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pollack

pollack

3 7.3
A large sea fish from northern waters like a cod
  • noun
  • /ˈpɒlək/
  • UK
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  • In many coastal communities, pollack is a popular fish served in local restaurants.

Examples

  • I am Passamaquoddy, people who spear pollack, from Sibyig, on the Maine-Canadian border.

    Academic text (2010)

  • - Pollack.

    Blackhat (2015)

  • "Oh, pollack, that kind of fish."

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The main component of the Northern Fur Seal diet is fish such as herring, anchovy, pollack, and capelin, as well as squid.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The fisherman was excited to catch a large pollack during his trip to the northern seas.

  • To create a delicious seafood dish, she decided to use pollack as the main ingredient.

Synonyms

Pollachius pollachius
vspollack
  • Specialized
9.9

A fish like cod that lives in the north Atlantic and is eaten and caught for sport

is the common everyday name used for the same fish species

Surface Forms

pollack singular
pollacks plural

Etymology

Pollack comes from old northern European sea words and was used long ago for a fish much like the familiar cod in the North Atlantic. That's why pollack still names the large marine fish often caught for food and sport.