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HADDOCK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller
Synonyms:
haddock; Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("haddock" is a kind of...):
gadoid; gadoid fish (a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae)
Meronyms (parts of "haddock"):
haddock (lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried)
Holonyms ("haddock" is a member of...):
genus Melanogrammus; Melanogrammus (haddock)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("haddock" is a kind of...):
fish (the flesh of fish used as food)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "haddock"):
finnan; finnan haddie; finnan haddock; smoked haddock (haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter)
Holonyms ("haddock" is a part of...):
haddock; Melanogrammus aeglefinus (important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller)