lingcod

lingcod
noun Date: 1940 a large often greenish-fleshed fish (Ophiodon elongatus) of the Pacific coast of North America that is an important food and sport fish and belongs to the same family as the greenlings

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  • Lingcod — At Santa Catalina Island, California Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

  • lingcod — n. 1. The flesh of a lean fleshed fish caught off the U.S. Pacific coast. [WordNet sense 1] [WordNet 1.5] 2. A food fish ({Ophiodon elongatus}) of Northern Pacific waters related to greenlings. [WordNet sense 2] Syn: Ophiodon elongatus. [WordNet… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • lingcod — ☆ lingcod [liŋ′käd΄] n. pl. lingcod or lingcods [ LING1 + COD ] a large greenling fish (Ophiodon elongatus) of the N Pacific …   English World dictionary

  • lingcod — /ling kod /, n., pl. lingcods, (esp. collectively) lingcod. a large mouthed game fish, Ophiodon elongatus, of the North Pacific, related to the greenling. Also, ling cod. Also called cultus. [1880 85; LING1 + COD1] * * * Commercially popular fish …   Universalium

  • lingcod — dantytasis terpūgas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Ophiodon elongatus angl. blue cod; buffalo cod; card; codfish; cultus; cultus cod; green leopard cod; lingcod; skillfish; white cod rus. змеезуб;… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • lingcod — [ lɪŋkɒd] noun (plural same) a large slender greenish brown fish with golden spots, of the Pacific coast of North America. [Ophiodon elongatus.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • lingcod — ling•cod [[t]ˈlɪŋˌkɒd[/t]] n. pl. cods, (esp. collectively) cod. ich a large mouthed game fish, Ophiodon elongatus, of the N Pacific, related to the greenling • Etymology: 1880–85 …   From formal English to slang

  • lingcod — noun 1. the lean flesh of a fish caught off the Pacific coast of the United States • Hypernyms: ↑saltwater fish • Part Holonyms: ↑Ophiodon elongatus 2. food fish of the northern Pacific related to greenlings • Syn: ↑Ophiodon elongatus …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ophiodon elongatus — lingcod lingcod n. 1. The flesh of a lean fleshed fish caught off the U.S. Pacific coast. [WordNet sense 1] [WordNet 1.5] 2. A food fish ({Ophiodon elongatus}) of Northern Pacific waters related to greenlings. [WordNet sense 2] Syn: Ophiodon… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Hexagrammidae — Taxobox name = Hexagrammidae image caption = Lingcod, Ophiodon elongatus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Scorpaeniformes subordo = Hexagrammoidei familia = Hexagrammidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision …   Wikipedia

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