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1. (n.) cusk
an edible North American codlike fish,
Brosme brosme.
Etymology: (1610–20, Amer.; prob. var. of tusk kind of fish < Scand; cf. Norw to(r)sk, c. ON thorskr codfish)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) cusk
the lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters
2. (noun) cusk, torsk, Brosme brosme
large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod
3. (noun) burbot, eelpout, ling, cusk, Lota lota
elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
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1. (noun) cusk
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
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