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[syn: haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Haddock \Had"dock\ (-d[u^]k), n. [OE. hadok, haddok, of unknown
origin; cf. Ir. codog, Gael. adag, F. hadot.] (Zool.)
A marine food fish (Melanogrammus [ae]glefinus), 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.
[1913 Webster]
Norway haddock, a marine edible fish (Sebastes marinus)
of Northern Europe and America. See Rose fish.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
haddock
n 1: lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod;
usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried
2: important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to
cod but usually smaller [syn: haddock, Melanogrammus
aeglefinus]