Torsk

3 definitions found

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

  Torsk \Torsk\, n. [Dan.; akin to Icel. [thorn]orskr a codfish,
     G. dorsch.] (Zool.)
     (a) The cusk. See {Cusk}.
     (b) The codfish. Called also {tusk}.
         [1913 Webster]



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]:

  torsk
       n : large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related
           to cod [syn: {cusk}, {Brosme brosme}]