Pacific cod

American  

noun

1. a cod, Gadus macrocephalus.

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Example Sentences

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

From Salon

He went back to engineering on vessels; he became a CEO; he was the first head of the Freezer Longline Coalition that promotes “intelligent and orderly harvest of Pacific cod”; he became an AA advocate.

From Seattle Times

Marine heat waves appear to trigger earlier reproduction, high mortality in early life stages and fewer surviving juvenile Pacific cod in the Gulf of Alaska, a new study from Oregon State University shows.

From Science Daily

Some 100 million Pacific cod, commonly used in fish and chips, vanished in the Gulf of Alaska during the Blob.

From Salon

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

From Reuters