pollock

noun

pol·​lock

variant spelling of pollack

1

: a commercially important North Atlantic food fish (Pollachius virens) related to and resembling the cods but darker

2

: a commercially important northern Pacific food fish (Gadus chalcogrammus synonym Theragra chalcogramma) of the cod family that closely resembles the pollack

called also walleye pollack

Examples of pollock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The association has also been developing ready-to-serve products using local fish, such as fish cakes and sweet potato pollock soup, which schools can buy at a discount thanks to a state program that gives partial reimbursements for local food purchases. — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 23 May 2026

Steller sea lions are opportunistic predators that hunt mostly at night and feed on more than 100 species of fish — Atka mackerel, pollock, salmon and cod among them — plus cephalopods like squid and octopus. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2026

Steller sea lions are active predators that hunt more than 100 species of fish — including Atka mackerel, pollock, salmon and cod — plus cephalopods like squid and octopus. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026

That approach has helped position wild Alaska pollock as one of the lowest-carbon major protein sources available today, which researchers often cite as having an especially small environmental footprint compared with other animal proteins. — Tracy Yochum, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for pollock

• colic
• frolic
• moloch
• pollack
• alcoholic
• anabolic
• apostolic
• catabolic
• cytosolic
• diabolic
• diastolic
• ethanolic

Biographical Definition

Pollock 1 of 2

biographical name (1)

Pol·​lock ˈpä-lək 

Sir Frederick 1845–1937 English jurist

Pollock

2 of 2

biographical name (2)

(Paul) Jackson 1912–1956 American painter