Cod vs. Tomcod

Codnoun

(obsolete) A small bag or pouch.

Tomcodnoun

A species of edible cod found in the Atlantic, Microgadus tomcod.

Codnoun

A husk or integument; a pod.

Tomcodnoun

Microgadus proximus, found in the Pacific.

Codnoun

The scrotum (also in plural).

Tomcodnoun

A kingfish.

Codnoun

A pillow or cushion.

Tomcodnoun

A jack (fish).

Codnoun

The Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua.

Tomcodnoun

A small edible American fish (Microgadus tomcod) of the Codfish family, very abundant in autumn on the Atlantic coast of the Northen United States; - called also frostfish. See Illust. under Frostfish.

Codnoun

The sea fish of the genus Gadus generally, as inclusive of the Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) and Greenland cod (Gadus ogac or Gadus macrocephalus ogac).

Codnoun

The sea fish of the family Gadidae which are sold as "cod", as haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) and whiting (usually Merlangius merlangus).

Codnoun

Other unrelated fish which are similarly important to regional fisheries, as the hapuku and cultus cod.

Codnoun

Other unrelated fish which resemble the Atlantic cod, as the rock cod (Lotella rhacina) and blue cod (Parapercis colias).

Codnoun

A joke or an imitation.

‘I assume it all could just be a cod.’;

Codnoun

A stupid or foolish person.

‘He's making a right cod of himself.’;

Codadjective

Having the character of imitation; jocular. (now usually attributive, forming mostly compound adjectives).

‘“Illegitimi non carborundum” is a well-known example of cod Latin.’; ‘Dalton categorises Muse's latest composition as “cod-classical bombast”.’;

Codadjective

(Polari) Bad.

Codverb

To attempt to deceive or confuse.

Codnoun

A husk; a pod; as, a peascod.

Codnoun

A small bag or pouch.

Codnoun

The scrotum.

Codnoun

A pillow or cushion.

Codnoun

An important edible fish (Gadus morrhua), taken in immense numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.

Codnoun

the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)

Codnoun

lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached

Codnoun

major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters

Codverb

fool or hoax;

‘The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone’; ‘You can't fool me!’;

Codverb

harass with persistent criticism or carping;

‘The children teased the new teacher’; ‘Don't ride me so hard over my failure’; ‘His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie’;

Codadjective

payment due by the recipient on delivery;

‘a collect call’; ‘the letter came collect’; ‘a COD parcel’;

Codadverb

collecting the charges upon delivery;

‘mail a package C.O.D.’;

Cod

Cod is the common name for the demersal fish genus Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae. Cod is also used as part of the common name for a number of other fish species, and one species that belongs to genus Gadus is commonly not called cod (Alaska pollock, Gadus chalcogrammus).