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HADDOCK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller

Synonyms:

haddock; Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("haddock" is a kind of...):

gadoid; gadoid fish (a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae)

Meronyms (parts of "haddock"):

haddock (lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried)

Holonyms ("haddock" is a member of...):

genus Melanogrammus; Melanogrammus (haddock)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Lean white flesh of fish similar to but smaller than cod; usually baked or poached or as fillets sauteed or fried

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("haddock" is a kind of...):

fish (the flesh of fish used as food)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "haddock"):

finnan; finnan haddie; finnan haddock; smoked haddock (haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter)

Holonyms ("haddock" is a part of...):

haddock; Melanogrammus aeglefinus (important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller)

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