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Pacific cod

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noun

  1. a cod, Gadus macrocephalus.


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Crispy, tender silver salmon, local halibut, and Pacific cod are fried fresh all day long.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2025

From 2014 to 2016 and in 2019, marine heat waves, which are periods of unusually high ocean temperatures, led to a steep decline in the abundance of adult Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2024

Past bottom marine heatwaves have decimated Pacific cod and snow crab populations.

From Reuters ● Mar. 13, 2023

Most of the predatory ground fish that are more abundant to the south, like Pacific cod, don’t tolerate those temperatures.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2022

But these pots were outfitted with “trigger” openings designed to keep out most crab and allow the entry of Pacific cod, fat-bellied gray fish, many of which weigh 15 to 20 pounds.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2022

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