lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus, a fish of the greenlings, of the family Hexagrammidae, native to the west coast of North America.
Noun
- Ophiodon elongatus, a fish of the greenlings, of the family Hexagrammidae, native to the west coast of North America.
Synonyms: buffalo cod cultus cod
Origin
From ling + cod, from its superficial resemblance to those two fish.