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black⋅cod

[blak-kod]
–noun, plural -cods, (especially collectively) -cod.
sablefish.

Origin:
black + cod 1

sa⋅ble⋅fish

[sey-buhl-fish]
–noun, plural (especially collectively) -fish, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -fish⋅es.
a large, blackish food fish, Anoplopoma fimbria, inhabiting waters of the North Pacific.
Also called blackcod.


Origin:
1800–10; sable + fish
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black cod  
n.  See sablefish.
sa·ble·fish   (sā'bəl-fĭsh')   
n.   pl. sablefish or sa·ble·fish·es
A dark-colored marine food fish (Anoplopoma fimbria) of North American Pacific waters. Also called black cod.
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