Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atlantic cod

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.77 in modern English

Syllables: at-lantic -cod
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sea fish, the Gadus morhua.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Basques were not the first to cure cod. Centuries earlier, the Vikings had traveled from Norway to Iceland to Greenland to Canada, and it is not a coincidence that this is the exact range of the Atlantic cod."

Etymology

Originally known as cod. The Atlantic was added later to distinguish this species from the related but distinct Pacific cod.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Atlantic cods (plural)

Synonyms

cod[Appendix:Glossary gadus morhua

Questions

What does atlantic cod mean?: A sea fish, the Gadus morhua.
Where does atlantic cod come from?: Originally known as cod. The Atlantic was added later to distinguish this species from the related but distinct Pacific cod.

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