gadid

[ gey-did ]

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the cod family, Gadidae.

noun

1. a gadid fish.

gadid

/ ˈɡeɪdɪd /

noun

1. any marine teleost fish of the family Gadidae, which includes the cod, haddock, whiting, and pollack

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Gadidae

Word History and Origins

Origin of gadid¹

1885–90; < New Latin Gadidae, equivalent to Gad ( us ) the cod genus (< Greek gádos a kind of fish) + -idae -id ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of gadid¹

C19: see gadoid

Example Sentences

The cod family (Gadid) has many species in northern seas and a few south of the equator.

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