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Gadus

noun

type genus of the Gadidae: the typical codfishes

• Syn: ↑genus Gadus

• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Gadidae, ↑family Gadidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑cod, ↑codfish

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\\ˈgādəs\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek gados, a fish

: the type genus of the family Gadidae consisting of the typical codfishes

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Gadus /gāˈdəs/

noun

The cod genus, typical of the family Gadidae /gadˈi-dē/

ORIGIN: Latinized from Gr gados the hake or similar fish

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gade or gadˈoid noun

A fish of the genus Gadus, to which the cod and hake belong

gadˈoid adjective

Belonging to, or resembling, this genus

Useful english dictionary. 2012.