rock cod

American  

noun

1. rockfish.

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rock cod British  

noun

1. any of various marine fishes found in rocky habitats in Australian waters

2. another name for blue cod

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Etymology

Origin of rock cod

First recorded in 1625–35

Example Sentences

In 1958, Jane Benet, the Chronicle’s food editor for more than 30 years, published a straightforward recipe calling for a long-simmered marinara sauce thinned with white wine and then used to poach crab, shrimp and a firm fish, such as rock cod, sea trout or bass.

From New York Times

And along with rock cod, mussels and clams, it holds a handful of tiny, sweet Bay shrimp and locally canned Dungeness crab meat.

From New York Times

His menu features a $45, three-course fixed price lunch menu that began, in one recent example, with a fennel, radish and arugula salad, followed by a stew of rock cod, Dungeness crab and manila clams, and ended with olive oil walnut cake with pomegranate.

From New York Times

They talked about the urchin business, about rock cod and sablefish.

From Los Angeles Times

“Danielle loves seafood,” explains Aglietti, who is also planning to prepare red rock cod à la plancha.

From New York Times