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Atlantic cod

Atlantic cod

1 2.1
A large sea fish from the North Atlantic with white, flaky flesh used for food
  • noun
  • /əˈtlæntɪk kɔd/
translation icon : bacalao atlántico
  • She ordered grilled Atlantic cod at the seafood restaurant, enjoying its flaky texture.
  • Atlantic cod fishery

Examples

  • In general, they demonstrated that, as sweep length (distance between trawl doors and net) was increased, catch rates of Atlantic cod increased.

    Academic text (1994)

  • For instance, fishing was largely responsible for the rapid evolutionary shift in Atlantic cod sizes near the Scotian Shelf in Canada.

    Academic text (2005)

  • A sharp division was created between Canada and the European Community because of their disagreement over the fate of North Atlantic cod stocks.

    Academic text (1992)

  • If you're buying from a CSF, you are likely to get Atlantic cod.

    Blog text (4)

  • This seemed particularly true for the Atlantic cod fishery.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Atlantic cod range from North Carolina to Greenland in the northwest Atlantic.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The New England fisheries chosen were Atlantic cod, silver hake, and Atlantic herring.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Some prey species, such as Atlantic cod, silver hake, and Atlantic herring, are commercially valuable.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Nearby are the less well-known fishing villages of Moose Harbour and Port Mouton, where in better days large quantities of Atlantic cod were brought ashore.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Over 24 species, including sand lance, silver hake, Atlantic cod, capelin, and flatfish, were identified from scats collected on Sable Island (Bowen and Harrison, 1994).

    Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

cod
vsAtlantic cod
10 1.0

The white, lean flesh of a large sea fish eaten as food

is the whole fish species rather than just the flesh
codfish
vsAtlantic cod
1 1.1

A large fish that lives in cold seas and has white meat people eat

is specific to North Atlantic and prized for its flaky white flesh
Gadus morhua
vsAtlantic cod
  • Specialized
8.1

A large sea fish that people eat for its meat and oil

focuses on the fish as a major food source with white flaky flesh
bacalao
vsAtlantic cod
  • US
8.0

A cod fish used for food, fresh or salted

is the general North Atlantic food fish valued for white flaky flesh

Surface Forms

Atlantic cod singular
Atlantic cods plural

Morphology

Atlantic + cod

The compound denotes a cod (the fish) that is from the Atlantic — its meaning is directly compositional from 'Atlantic' (relating to the Atlantic) + 'cod' (the fish). This geographic + noun naming pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows regular English compounding, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand it.

Etymology

Atlantic cod simply shows the clear picture of a big fish called cod that lives in the Atlantic Ocean. Because fishermen caught it for food for many years, the name now means 'a large, important food fish from the North Atlantic'.