gadid

[ gey-did ]

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the cod family, Gadidae.

noun

a gadid fish.

Origin of gadid

1885–90; <New Latin Gadidae, equivalent to Gad(us) the cod genus (<Greek gádos a kind of fish) + -idae-id²

Also ga·doid [gey-doid]. /ˈgeɪ dɔɪd/.

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How to use gadid in a sentence

The cod family (gadid) has many species in northern seas and a few south of the equator.
Zoology: The Science of Animal Life | Ernest Ingersoll

British Dictionary definitions for gadid

gadid

/ (ˈɡeɪdɪd) /

noun

any marine teleost fish of the family Gadidae, which includes the cod, haddock, whiting, and pollack

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Gadidae

Origin of gadid

C19: see gadoid

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