plural cod also cods
1
: any of various bottom-dwelling fishes (family Gadidae, the cod family) that usually occur in cold marine waters and often have barbels and three dorsal fins: such as
a
: one (Gadus morhua) of the North Atlantic that is an important food fish
b
: one (Gadus macrocephalus) of the Pacific Ocean
2
: any of various bony fishes resembling the true cods
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Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2026
This team sandwiches seaweed sheets and rice paste into five micro-thin layers; the next steps involve dehydrating, resting, frying and shaping the end result into small cylinders filled with a tiny dice of tuna, or maybe cod milt in the winter.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Per Corriere della Sera, investigators returned to the family home and seized foods, including mussels, cuttlefish, cod, clams and mushrooms, which were sent to the Molise Zooprophylactic Institute in Rome for testing and potential poisoning.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Rescued by local fishermen, Querini discovered stockfish (cod dried naturally in Arctic winds that could be transported without refrigeration) and brought it back to Venice.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
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Some describe cod liver oil as having a fishy, oily, and slightly bitter flavor.
—Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2026
This team sandwiches seaweed sheets and rice paste into five micro-thin layers; the next steps involve dehydrating, resting, frying and shaping the end result into small cylinders filled with a tiny dice of tuna, or maybe cod milt in the winter.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
Per Corriere della Sera, investigators returned to the family home and seized foods, including mussels, cuttlefish, cod, clams and mushrooms, which were sent to the Molise Zooprophylactic Institute in Rome for testing and potential poisoning.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Rescued by local fishermen, Querini discovered stockfish (cod dried naturally in Arctic winds that could be transported without refrigeration) and brought it back to Venice.
—Jenn Rice, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Cod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cod. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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cod
noun
plural cod also cods
: a soft-finned fish of the colder parts of the North Atlantic that is a major food fish
also
: any of several related fishes
Medical Definition
cod
noun
plural cod also cods
: any of various bottom-dwelling fishes (family Gadidae, the cod family) that usually occur in cold marine waters and often have barbels and three dorsal fins: as
a
: one (Gadus morhua) of the North Atlantic that is an important food fish
b
: one (Gadus macrocephalus) of the Pacific Ocean
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