Cusk

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cusk \Cusk\ (k[u^]sk), n. (Zool.)
     A large, edible, marine fish ({Brosmius brosme}), allied to
     the cod, common on the northern coasts of Europe and America;
     -- called also {tusk} and {torsk}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cusk
       n 1: the lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters
       2: large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related
          to cod [syn: {torsk}, {Brosme brosme}]
       3: elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and
          North America having barbels around its mouth [syn: {burbot},
           {eelpout}, {ling}, {Lota lota}]