the lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters
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large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod
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elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
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Cusk \Cusk\ (k[u^]sk), n. (Zo["o]l.) A large, edible, marine fish ({Brosmius brosme}), allied to the cod, common on the northern coasts of Europe and America; -- called also {tusk} and {torsk}.