Gadoid

2 definitions found

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

  Gadoid \Ga"doid\ (?; 277), a. [NL. gadus cod + -oid: cf. F.
     gado["i]de gadoid, Gr. ? a sort of fish, F. gade.] (Zool.)
     Of or pertaining to the family of fishes ({Gadid[ae]}) which
     includes the cod, haddock, and hake. -- n. One of the
     {Gadid[ae]}. [Written also {gadid}.]
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gadoid
       n : a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae [syn: {gadoid fish}]