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CUSK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
Synonyms:
burbot; cusk; eelpout; ling; Lota lota
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cusk" is a kind of...):
cod; codfish (major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod
Synonyms:
Brosme brosme; cusk; torsk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("cusk" is a kind of...):
gadoid; gadoid fish (a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae)
Meronyms (parts of "cusk"):
cusk (the lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("cusk" is a kind of...):
saltwater fish (flesh of fish from the sea used as food)
Holonyms ("cusk" is a part of...):
Brosme brosme; cusk; torsk (large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod)
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