bork

Definitions

1. The bald notothen or bald rockcod (Pagothenia borchgrevinki), a species of cod icefish (Nototheniidae) native to the Southern Ocean.
   informal
2. The sound that a dog makes.
   Internet, humorous
3. A surname.

Examples

“Near the water surface, Mayflower hunted for larger prey in the form⟳ of "borks." Pagothenia borchgrevinki "bork," for short—are buggy-eyed, dark-spotted fish⟳ with a Mohawk ridge of fins along the top. They live⟳ among the ice crystals formed by the platelet ice, hiding just below the frozen surface of the sea in -3°C (27°F) water.”

“On entering the Aquarium Building, I bumped into John Janssen, a biologist studying the behavior and physiology of Antarctic fish⟳, and now a professor of biology at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. John stood near a large circular seawater tank containing a school of "borks" (Pagothenia borchgrevinki), silvery, foot-long, trout-shaped Antarctic fish⟳ that feed⟳ on plankton. The majority of Antarctic fish⟳ live⟳ on the seafloor, but borks live⟳ in the water column, hiding from sea predators in the cracks and crevices of the sea ice.”

“Understanding doggo memes requires a previous knowledge of doggo meme jargon, including words such as bamboozled (a word that basically signifies confusion in any context) and bork (for a dog’s bark).”

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