gadid
[
gey
-did]
/ˈgeɪ dɪd/
adjective
1.
belonging or pertaining to the cod family, Gadidae.
noun
2.
a gadid fish.
Also,
ga·doid
,
[
gey
-doid]
/ˈgeɪ dɔɪd/
(
Show IPA
)
.
Origin
1885-90;
<
Neo-Latin
Gadidae,
equivalent to
Gad
(
us
) the cod genus (<
Greek
gádos
a kind of fish) +
-idae
-id
2
British Dictionary definitions for
gadid
gadid
/
ˈɡeɪdɪd
/
noun
1.
any marine teleost fish of the family
Gadidae,
which includes the cod, haddock, whiting, and pollack
adjective
2.
of, relating to, or belonging to the
Gadidae
Word Origin
C19: see
gadoid