Found 2 items, similar to Melanogrammus aeglefinus.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
n : important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related
to cod but usually smaller [syn:
haddock]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Haddock
\Had"dock\ (-d[u^]k), n. [OE. hadok, haddok, of unknown
origin; cf. Ir. codog, Gael. adag, F. hadot.] (Zo["o]l.)
A marine food fish (
Melanogrammus [ae]glefinus), allied to
the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and
America. It has a dark lateral line and a black spot on each
side of the body, just back of the gills. Galled also
haddie, and
dickie.
[1913 Webster]
Norway haddock, a marine edible fish (
Sebastes marinus)
of Northern Europe and America. See
Rose fish.
[1913 Webster]