English-Thai Dictionary
tomcod
N ปลา คอด ขนาดเล็ก จำพวก Microgadus tomcod
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
TOMCOD
Tom "cod `, n. Etym: [Tom (see Tomboy ) + cod: cf. F. tacaud whiting pout, American Indian tacaud, literally, plenty fish. ] (Zoöl.) (a ) A small edible American fish (Microgadus tomcod ) of the Codfish family, very abundant in autumn on the Atlantic coast of the Northen United States; -- called also frostfish. See Illust. under Frostfish. (b ) The kingfish. See Kingfish (a ). (c ) The jack. See 2d Jack, 8. (c ).
New American Oxford Dictionary
tomcod
tom cod |ˈtämˌkäd ˈtɑmkɑd | ▶noun ( pl. same or tomcods ) a small edible greenish-brown North American fish of the cod family, popular with anglers. [Genus Microgradus, family Gadidae: M. proximus of the Pacific coasts, and M. tomcod of the Atlantic coasts and fresh water. ]
Oxford Dictionary
tomcod
tom ¦cod ▶noun ( pl. same or tomcods ) a small edible greenish-brown North American fish of the cod family, popular with anglers. ●Genus Microgadus, family Gadidae: M. proximus of the Pacific coasts, and M. tomcod of the Atlantic coasts and fresh water.