ək noun, plural pol·locks ( especially collectively ) pol·lock. Chiefly British.
1.
Also called saithe. a North Atlantic food fish, Pollachius virens, of the cod family.
2.
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| —n , pl -lacks, -lack, -locks, -lock | |
| a gadoid food fish, Pollachius pollachius, that has a dark green back and a projecting lower jaw and occurs in northern seas, esp the North Atlantic Ocean | |
| [C17: from earlier Scottish podlok, of obscure origin] | |
| pollock or pollock | |
| —n | |
| [C17: from earlier Scottish podlok, of obscure origin] | |
| Pollock (ˈpɒlək) | |
| —n | |
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