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tomcod

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tom-cod
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Microgadus tomcod, of edible cod found in the Atlantic.

noun

Any member of the species Microgadus proximus, found in the Pacific.

noun

Any member of the species Menticirrhus saxatilis (syn. Menticirrhus nebulosus) of kingfishes

noun

Any member of the species Sebastodes paucispinis of jacks.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of tomcod.

Etymology

Possibly from French tacaud, probably influenced by tom (“male animal”) and cod.

Inflected Forms

tomcods (plural)

Synonyms

Atlantic tomcod tommycod frostfish winter cod Pacific tomcod

Questions

What does tomcod mean?
Any member of the species Microgadus tomcod, of edible cod found in the Atlantic.
Where does tomcod come from?
Possibly from French tacaud, probably influenced by tom (“male animal”) and cod.

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