n. 大西洋小鳕

Frostfish \Frost`fish"\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The tomcod; -- so called because it is abundant on the
New England coast in autumn at about the commencement
of frost. See {Tomcod}.
(b) The smelt. [Local, U. S.]
(c) A name applied in New Zealand to the scabbard fish
({Lepidotus}) valued as a food fish.

Scabbard \Scab"bard\, n. [OE. scaubert, scauberk, OF. escaubers,
escauberz, pl., scabbards, probably of German or Scan.
origin; cf. Icel. sk[=a]lpr scabbard, and G. bergen to
conceal. Cf. {Hauberk}.]
The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger, etc., is
kept; a sheath.

Nor in thy scabbard sheathe that famous blade.
--Fairfax.

{Scabbard fish} (Zo["o]l.), a long, compressed,
silver-colored t[ae]nioid fish ({Lepidopus argyreus} syn.
{Lepidopus caudatus}), found on the European coasts, and
more abundantly about New Zealand, where it is called
{frostfish} and considered an excellent food fish.


Tomcod \Tom"cod`\, n. [Tom (see {Tomboy}) + cod: cf. F. tacaud
whiting pout, American Indian tacaud, literally, plenty
fish.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small edible American fish ({Microgadus tomcod}) of the
Codfish family, very abundant in autumn on the Atlantic
coast of the Northen United States; -- called also
{frostfish}. See Illust. under {Frostfish}.
(b) The kingfish. See {Kingfish}
(a) .
(c) The jack. See 2d {Jack}, 8.
(c) .


cutlass fish \cutlass fish\, cutlassfish \cutlassfish\n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish
({Trichiurus lepturus}) of the southern United States and
West Indies, having a long whiplike scaleless body and
sharp daggerlike teeth; -- called also {frostfish}, {saber
fish}, {silver eel}, and, improperly, {swordfish}; also,
several related members of the genus {Trichiurus}. It is
closely related to snake mackerel.

Syn: frost fish, frostfish, hairtail.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]