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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Gadidae — thehaddock .
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Examples
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Haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), tusk (Brosme brosme), ling (Molva molva)
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The latter include Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus), snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio), plus a number of others.
Introduction to fisheries and aquaculture in the Arctic 2009
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