lingcod

ling·cod

L0185200 (lĭng′kŏd′)n. pl. lingcod or ling·cods A large, northern Pacific food fish (Ophiodon elongatus) of the family Hexagrammidae, having an elongated greenish-gray body.

lingcod

(ˈlɪŋˌkɒd) n, pl -cod or -cods (Animals) any scorpaenoid food fish of the family Ophiodontidae, esp Ophiodon elongatus, of the N Pacific Ocean

ling•cod

(ˈlɪŋˌkɒd)

n., pl. -cods, (esp. collectively) -cod. a large-mouthed game fish, Ophiodon elongatus, of the N Pacific, related to the greenling. [1880–85]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lingcod - the lean flesh of a fish caught off the Pacific coast of the United StatesOphiodon elongatus, lingcod - food fish of the northern Pacific related to greenlingssaltwater fish - flesh of fish from the sea used as food
	2.	lingcod - food fish of the northern Pacific related to greenlingsOphiodon elongatusgenus Ophiodon, Ophiodon - a genus of Ophiodontidaescorpaenoid, scorpaenoid fish - fishes having the head armored with bony plateslingcod - the lean flesh of a fish caught off the Pacific coast of the United States