gadoid

adjective

ga·​doid ˈgā-ˌdȯid  ˈga- 

: resembling or related to the cods

gadoid noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Gadus, genus of fish including the cods (borrowed from Greek gádos "hake, or a similar fish," probably of pre-Greek substratal origin) + -oid entry 2, probably after Gadoidae, former family name

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gadoid

• alloyed
• android
• annoyed
• avoid
• centroid
• convoyed
• cuboid
• cycloid
• decoyed
• deployed
• dermoid
• destroyed