CUSK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cusk mean? 

• CUSK (noun)
  The noun CUSK has 3 senses:

1. the lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters

2. large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod

3. elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth

  Familiarity information: CUSK used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CUSK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("cusk" is a kind of...):

saltwater fish (flesh of fish from the sea used as food)

Holonyms ("cusk" is a part of...):

Brosme brosme; cusk; torsk (large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Brosme brosme; cusk; torsk

Hypernyms ("cusk" is a kind of...):

gadoid; gadoid fish (a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae)

Meronyms (parts of "cusk"):

cusk (the lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

burbot; cusk; eelpout; ling; Lota lota

Hypernyms ("cusk" is a kind of...):

cod; codfish (major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters)