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Meaning of Greenland cod | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A species of ray-finned fish in the cod family, (Gadus macrocephalus ogac, syn. Gadus ogac).

Examples

“Gadus ojac Rich. (d. s.)—Greenland cod-fish; ojac or ovak (Greenland). Polar regions.”

“Greenland cods have been observed to perform migrations over 1000 km, northeastern Atlantic cod, 800-900 km, while cod of the North Sea, the Channel, and the Irish Sea undertake migrations of lesser magnitude.”

“The Greenland cod (Gadus ogac) is often called rock cod in Newfoundland and Labrador.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Greenland Dog Greenland right whale Greenland Sea Greenland seal Greenland shark Greenland spar