Definitions for haddockˈhæd ək

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

had•dockˈhæd ək(n.)(pl.)-dock; -docks.

  1. a food fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the cod family, of the N Atlantic.

    Category: Ichthyology

Origin of haddock:

1275–1325; ME haddok

Princeton's WordNet

  1. haddock(noun)

    lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried

  2. haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus(noun)

    important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller

Wiktionary

  1. haddock(Noun)

    A marine fish, Melanogrammus aeglefinus, of the North Atlantic, important as a food fish.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Haddock(noun)

    a marine food fish (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), allied to the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and America. It has a dark lateral line and a black spot on each side of the body, just back of the gills. Galled also haddie, and dickie


Translations for haddock

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

haddock(noun)

a kind of small sea fish.

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