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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Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 1 May 2025
Fish pie: a monochromatic pairing of milky cod and mashed potato.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
On a recent Tuesday, atop the museum’s dark coffee table, notes scrawled onto white paper listed the latest shipments of vitamin C and Alaskan cod liver oil.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
Kennedy has said in multiple interviews that vitamin A and cod liver oil are effective measles treatments, per ABC News.
—April Rubin, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
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This is different from the unfounded approach touted by Kennedy to use cod liver oil to treat measles in children, which the AAP says can be dangerous.
—Nicole Brown Chau, CBS News, 1 May 2025
Fish pie: a monochromatic pairing of milky cod and mashed potato.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
On a recent Tuesday, atop the museum’s dark coffee table, notes scrawled onto white paper listed the latest shipments of vitamin C and Alaskan cod liver oil.
—Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 11 Apr. 2025
Kennedy has said in multiple interviews that vitamin A and cod liver oil are effective measles treatments, per ABC News.
—April Rubin, Axios, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Cod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cod. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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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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