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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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ling·cod   (lĭng'kŏd')   
n.   pl. lingcod or ling·cods
A large, northern Pacific food fish (Ophiodon elongatus) related to the greenling.
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