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cul⋅tus

1  [kuhl-tuhs]
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–noun, plural -tus⋅es, -ti  [-tahy] .
a cult.
Origin:
1630–40; < L; see cult

cul⋅tus

2  [kuhl-tuhs]
–noun, plural -tus⋅es, (especially collectively) -tus.
lingcod.
Also called cultus cod.

Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; < Chinook Jargon kə́ltəs worthless, bad, < Lower Chinook kə́ltas in vain, only (but perh. itself < Chinook Jargon)

ling⋅cod

  [ling-kod]
–noun, plural -cods, (especially collectively) -cod.
a large-mouthed game fish, Ophiodon elongatus, of the North Pacific, related to the greenling.
Also, ling cod.
Also called cultus.

Origin:
1880–85; ling 1 + cod 1
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cul·tus   (kŭl'təs)   
n.   pl. cul·tus·es or cul·ti (-tī)
A cult, especially a religious one.

[Latin, veneration; see cult.]
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