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petite morue Cdn French 
n. a small food fish, Microgadus tomcod, of the St. Lawrence River and adjacent waters.
See also: tommy-cod
- 1808 (1809) The Canadians call them petite Morue; the English call them Tommy cod.
- 1832 Bass, sturgeon, eels, and petite morue, are also brought to market. . . .
- 1866 The Tom-Cod, the Petite Morue Fraiche . . . of the French Canadians, is peculiar I believe to North America.
- 1808 (1809) The Canadians call them petite Morue; the English call them Tommy cod.