Tomcod Definition

tŏmkŏd
tomcods
noun
Any of a genus (Microgadus) of small, marine, gadoid food fishes.
Webster's New World
Either of two edible marine fishes, Microgadus tomcod of North American Atlantic waters or M. proximus of northern Pacific waters, closely related to and resembling the cod.
American Heritage
Microgadus proximus, found in the Pacific.
Wiktionary
Wiktionary

A jack (fish).

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Tomcod

Noun

Singular:
tomcod
Plural:
tomcods

Origin of Tomcod

  • French tacaud?, probably influenced by Tom, tom

    From Wiktionary

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