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Pacific cod

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noun

  1. a cod, Gadus macrocephalus.


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The Gulf of Alaska stock is one of four Pacific cod stocks.

From Science Daily Jan. 23, 2024

A researcher holds a Pacific cod after putting a satellite tag on it.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2023

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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