cod : Idioms & Phrases

• noun closely related to Atlantic cod
  Alaska cod; Gadus macrocephalus.
  

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• noun one of the world's most important commercial fishes
  Gadus morhua.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the buffalo cod.

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• (Zoöl.), a large, edible, marine fish (Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; called also blue cod, and cultus cod.

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• noun a Massachusetts peninsula to the south of Boston extending into the Atlantic; a popular resort area
  

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• noun the southern part of Massachusetts Bay
  

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• noun a canal connecting Cape Cod Bay with Buzzards Bay
  

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• the business of fishing for cod.

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• an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish.

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Cod" liv`er noun

Definitions

1. The liver of the common cod and allied species.

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• noun an oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes; taken orally as a source of vitamins A and D
  cod liver oil.
  

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• noun an inferior cod-liver oil that is used in leather manufacturing
  

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• noun an oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes; taken orally as a source of vitamins A and D
  cod liver oil.
  

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• noun sequence of a gene's DNA that transcribes into protein structures
  exon.
  
  • exons are interspersed with introns

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• noun a system of signals used to represent letters or numbers in transmitting messages
  

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Cul"tus cod`

Etymology

Chinook cultus of little worth.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) See Cod, and Buffalo cod, under Buffalo.

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• noun closely related to Atlantic cod
  Alaska cod; Gadus macrocephalus.
  

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• (Zoöl.) (a) A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod found about rocks andledges . (b) A California rockfish.

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• noun codfish preserved in salt; must be desalted and flaked by soaking in water and pounding; used in e.g. codfish cakes
  

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