lingcod

Ophiodon elongatus, a fish of the greenlings, of the family Hexagrammidae, native to the west coast of North America.

Noun

  1. 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.

Forms

lingcods lingcod