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paracanthopterygian — ▪ fish Introduction any member of the superorder Paracanthopterygii, a predatory, primarily marine group that forms one of about six major branches of the Teleostei (teleost), or bony fishes, the dominant modern aquatic vertebrates.… … Universalium
Southern Ocean — that part of the Indian Ocean south of Australia: name used by Australians * * * Southern Ocean Introduction Southern Ocean Background: A decision by the International Hydrographic Organization in the spring of 2000 delimited a fifth world ocean… … Universalium
Antarctica — /ant ahrk ti keuh, ahr ti /, n. the continent surrounding the South Pole: almost entirely covered by an ice sheet. ab. 5,000,000 sq. mi. (12,950,000 sq. km). Also called Antarctic Continent. * * * Antarctica Introduction Antarctica Background:… … Universalium
perciform — ▪ fish order Introduction any member of the order Perciformes, a group of bony fishes with more than 6,000 species placed in about 150 families. The order is the largest group of fishes in the world today. Perciform fishes occur in… … Universalium
merluccid — noun Any member of the family Merlucciidae of codlike fishes, including most hakes … Wiktionary
cusk — [[t]kʌsk[/t]] n. pl. cusks, (esp. collectively)cusk. ich an edible North American codlike fish Brosme brosme[/ex] • Etymology: 1610–20, amer.; prob. var. of tusk kind of fish < Scand; cf. Norw to(r)sk, c. ON thorskr codfish … From formal English to slang
hake — [[t]heɪk[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively)hake, (esp. for kinds or species)hakes. ich any of various codlike marine food fishes of the genera Merluccius and Urophycis[/ex] • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME; prob. OE haca hook … From formal English to slang
ling — I [[t]lɪŋ[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively)ling, (esp. for kinds or species)lings. 1) ich an elongated, codlike marine food fish, Molva molva, of Greenland and N Europe 2) ich the burbot 3) ich any of various other elongated food fishes • Etymology … From formal English to slang
saithe — n. Sc. a codlike fish, Pollachius virens, with skin that soils fingers like wet coal. Also called COALFISH, COLEY, POLLACK. Etymology: ON seithr … Useful english dictionary
