Haddock

Haddock (-duk) , noun

[Old English hadok, haddok, of unknown origin; compare Ir. codog, Gael. adag, French hadot.]

(Zoology) A marine food fish (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), 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.

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Norway haddock , a marine edible fish (Sebastes marinus) of Northern Europe and America. See Rose fish.