- cusk
- noun (plural cusk or cusks) Etymology: probably alteration of tusk, a kind of codfish Date: 1616 1. a large edible North Atlantic fish (Brosme brosme) of the cod family 2. burbot
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Cusk — may refer to: The cusk, Brosme brosme, a North Atlantic food fish of the family Lotidae The burbot, Lota lota, a related fish also sometimes referred to as cusk Cusk eels, eel like fishes of the family Ophidiidae USS Cusk (SS 348), a US Navy… … Wikipedia
Cusk — (k[u^]sk), n. (Zo[ o]l.) 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cusk — [kusk] n. pl. cusk or cusks [Brit local name < ?] 1. a large, edible gadoid fish (Brosme brosme) found in the N Atlantic ☆ 2. BURBOT … English World dictionary
cusk — /kusk/, n., pl. cusks, (esp. collectively) cusk. 1. an edible marine fish, Brosme brosme, of North Atlantic coastal waters. 2. the burbot. [1610 20, Amer.; prob. var. of tusk kind of fish < Scand; cf. Norw tosk, var. of TORSK, c. ON thorskr… … Universalium
cusk — [[t]kʌsk[/t]] n. pl. cusks, (esp. collectively)cusk. ich an edible North American codlike fish Brosme brosme[/ex] • Etymology: 1610–20, amer.; prob. var. of tusk kind of fish < Scand; cf. Norw to(r)sk, c. ON thorskr codfish … From formal English to slang
cusk — paprastoji brosmė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Brosme brosme angl. cusk; torsk; tusk rus. обыкновенный менёк ryšiai: platesnis terminas – paprastosios brosmės … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
Cusk (fish) — Cusk Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
cusk-eels — brotulinės gyvatinės menkės statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas šeima apibrėžtis Pasaulio vandenyno atogrąžų, paatogrąžio ir vidutinės platumos, nuo priekrantės iki 5 km gelmės. 50 genčių, cusk eels200 rūšių. Kūno ilgis – iki… … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
cusk-eel — /kusk eel /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) cusk eel, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) cusk eels. any of several eellike, marine fishes of the family Ophidiidae, having the ventral fins located under the throat and so modified as to… … Universalium
cusk eel — ▪ fish species any of about 30 species of slim, eel like marine fishes of the family Ophidiidae, found worldwide in warm and temperate waters. Cusk eels are characterized by the union of their dorsal, anal, and tail fins into a single long fin,… … Universalium
