greenland cod
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.29 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A species of ray-finned fish in the cod family, (Gadus macrocephalus ogac, syn. Gadus ogac).
Example Sentences
- "Gadus ojac Rich. (d. s.)—Greenland cod-fish; ojac or ovak (Greenland). Polar regions."
- "Greenland cods have been observed to perform migrations over 1000 km, northeastern Atlantic cod, 800-900 km, while cod of the North Sea, the Channel, and the Irish Sea undertake migrations of lesser magnitude."
- "The Greenland cod (Gadus ogac) is often called rock cod in Newfoundland and Labrador."