tomcod

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tomcod^¹

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Possibly from French tacaud, probably influenced by tom (“male animal”) and cod.

noun tomcods · tomcod

Any member of the species Microgadus tomcod, of edible cod found in the Atlantic.
Similar: Atlantic tomcod, tommycod, frostfish, winter cod
Any member of the species Microgadus proximus, found in the Pacific.
Similar: Pacific tomcod
Any member of the species Menticirrhus saxatilis (syn. Menticirrhus nebulosus) of kingfishes
Any member of the species Sebastodes paucispinis of jacks.

Tomcod^²

noun Tomcods · Tomcod

Alternative letter-case form of tomcod

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noun Microgadus tomcod

Français	poulamon, petit poisson des chenaux

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@misc{tomcod_2026,
  title = {tomcod},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tomcod},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}