1. the lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters • Hypernyms: saltwater fish • Part Holonyms: torsk, Brosme brosme 2. elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth • Syn: burbot, eelpout, ling, Lota lota • Hypernyms: cod, codfish 3. large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod • Syn: torsk, Brosme brosme • Hypernyms: gadoid, gadoid fish