torsk

torsk

T5306850 (tôrsk)n.1. See cusk.2. See Atlantic cod.

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[Danish, Norwegian and Swedish torsk, cod, all from Old Norse thorskr; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]

torsk

(tɔːsk) n, pl torsks or torsk (Animals) a gadoid food fish, Brosmius brosme, of northern coastal waters, having a single long dorsal fin. Usual US and Canadian name: cusk [C17: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse thorskr codfish, Danish torsk]

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Noun

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torsk - large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to codBrosme brosme, cuskgadoid, gadoid fish - a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidaecusk - the lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters