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blue cod

noun

Definition of blue cod

1 : any of several marine fishes of the Pacific coast of North America: such as
a : lingcod
b : cabezon sense 1a
c : sablefish
2 : a common marine spiny-finned fish (Parapercis colias) of New Zealand

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