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tom-cod † 

• 1 n. See 1784 quote.

• 2a n. a small food fish, Microgadus tomcod, of the St. Lawrence River and adjacent waters.

  See also: tommy-cod (def. 1)  

• 2b n. a related fish, Microgadus proximus, of the Pacific Coast.

• 3 n. North any of several small fish of the cod family, as Boreogadus saida or Eleginus navaga, found in Arctic and sub-Arctic waters, or the loche.

  See also: loche