plural cod also cods
1
: any of various bottom-dwelling fishes (family Gadidae, the cod family) that usually occur in cold marine waters and often have barbels and three dorsal fins: such as
a
: one (Gadus morhua) of the North Atlantic that is an important food fish
b
: one (Gadus macrocephalus) of the Pacific Ocean
2
: any of various bony fishes resembling the true cods
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Bradley J. Cardinale, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
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Enjoy this salad as a side dish or top a mountain of greens with seared salmon, tuna, cod, or sea bass.
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From the 1950s to the 1970s, intermittent conflict broke out between British and Icelandic fishermen over the Icelandic cod fisheries, which had been depleted by overfishing.
—Bradley J. Cardinale, The Conversation, 27 Mar. 2025
Edwards administers unproven treatments, including cod liver oil and the steroid budesonide, which is used to treat asthma and Crohn's disease.
—Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025
Enjoy this salad as a side dish or top a mountain of greens with seared salmon, tuna, cod, or sea bass.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2025
Kennedy has also pushed unconventional treatment regimens for measles, including cod liver oil, which is rich in vitamin A. Health experts have said that those are not intended to treat measles.
—Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Cod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cod. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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cod
noun
plural cod also cods
: a soft-finned fish of the colder parts of the North Atlantic that is a major food fish
also
: any of several related fishes
Medical Definition
cod
noun
plural cod also cods
: any of various bottom-dwelling fishes (family Gadidae, the cod family) that usually occur in cold marine waters and often have barbels and three dorsal fins: as
a
: one (Gadus morhua) of the North Atlantic that is an important food fish
b
: one (Gadus macrocephalus) of the Pacific Ocean
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