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The Greenland cod

Noun

Greenland cod ‎(plural Greenland cod)

1. A species of ray-finned fish in the cod family, Gadus ogac, possibly the same species as the Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus).
   • 1873, United States Bureau of Fisheries, Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, U.S. Government Printing Office:

     Gadus ojac Rich. (d. s.)—Greenland cod-fish; ojac or ovak (Greenland). Polar regions.

   • 1990, Daniel M. Cohen, Gadiform Fishes of the World:

     Greenland cods have been observed to perform migrations over 1000 km, northeastern Atlantic cod, 800-900 km, while cod of the North Sea, the Channel, and the Irish Sea undertake migrations of lesser magnitude.

   • 2007, George A. Rose, Cod: The Ecological History of the North Atlantic Fisheries:

     The Greenland cod (Gadus ogac) is often called rock cod in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Synonyms

• ogac
• rock cod