gadoid

[ gey-doid ]

adjective

1. gadid.

gadoid

/ ˈɡeɪdɔɪd /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Anacanthini, an order of marine soft-finned fishes typically having the pectoral and pelvic fins close together and small cycloid scales. The group includes gadid fishes and hake

noun

1. any gadoid fish

Word History and Origins

Origin of gadoid¹

1835–45; < New Latin Gad ( us ) ( gadid ) + -oid

Word History and Origins

Origin of gadoid¹

C19: from New Latin Gadidae, from gadus cod; see -oid

Example Sentences

Merling, mer′ling, n. a small gadoid fish, the whiting.

From Project Gutenberg

Hake, hāk, n. a gadoid fish resembling the cod—varieties are the Silver Hake, the Merluccio, the Squirrel-hake, &c.—ns.

From Project Gutenberg

Gadoid, gā′doid, adj. pertaining to the Gadid�, or cod-fishes.—n. a fish of this family.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

And I'll mention—for the record—some little banded blennies that follow ships into the northernmost seas, sharp–snouted carp exclusive to the north Atlantic, scorpionfish, and lastly the gadoid family, chiefly the cod species, which I detected in their waters of choice over these inexhaustible Grand Banks.

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