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COD-LIVER OIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cod-liver oil mean?
• COD-LIVER OIL (noun)
The noun COD-LIVER OIL has 1 sense:
1. an oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes; taken orally as a source of vitamins A and D
Familiarity information: COD-LIVER OIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes; taken orally as a source of vitamins A and D
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
cod-liver oil; cod liver oil
Hypernyms ("cod-liver oil" is a kind of...):
animal oil (any oil obtained from animal substances)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cod-liver oil"):
cod oil (an inferior cod-liver oil that is used in leather manufacturing)
Context examples
Why, the average review is more nauseating than cod-liver oil.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
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