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Cusk

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eelpoutnounAny fish of the family Zoarcidae.
lingnounCommon heather (Calluna vulgaris)
burbotnounA freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter.
torsknounAn edible fish, Brosme brosme.
brosme brosmenounlarge edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod
lota lotanounelongate freshwater cod of northern europe and asia and north america having barbels around its mouth

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lingnounCommon heather (Calluna vulgaris)
eelpoutnounAny fish of the family Zoarcidae.
burbotnounA freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter.
torsknounAn edible fish, Brosme brosme.
brosme brosmenounlarge edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod
lota lotanounelongate freshwater cod of northern europe and asia and north america having barbels around its mouth
tusknounOne of a pair of elongated pointed teeth that extend outside the mouth of an animal such as walrus, elephant or wild boar, and which continue to grow throughout the animal's life.
brosmenoun
brosmiusnouncusk
genus browmiusnouncusk
moonfishnounAny of various flat, oval marine fish of numerous species in several families:
cusk-eelnounAny fish of the family Ophidiidae
cuskeelnounAlternative form of cusk-eel. [Any fish of the family Ophidiidae]
codlingnounA small, immature apple
cultus codnounSynonym of lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus).
codletnounAny fish from the family Bregmacerotidae, which resemble small cod.
cunnernounA marine European fish (Symphodus melops).
blensnoun(UK, dialectal, zoology, archaic) The common cod; codfish
cuddennoun(obsolete, regional) The coalfish.
poutingverbAn expression or motion that pouts; a pout.

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