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[syn: cusk, torsk, Brosme brosme]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Torsk \Torsk\, n. [Dan.; akin to Icel. [thorn]orskr a codfish,
G. dorsch.] (Zool.)
(a) The cusk. See Cusk.
(b) The codfish. Called also tusk.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cusk \Cusk\ (k[u^]sk), n. (Zool.)
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
torsk
n 1: large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters;
related to cod [syn: cusk, torsk, Brosme brosme]