gadoid Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae
    gadoid fish.

WordNet

Ga"doid adjective
Etymology
NL. gadus cod + -oid: cf. F. gadoïde gadoid, Gr. a sort of fish, F. gade.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the family of fishes (Gadidæ) which includes the cod, haddock, and hake. -- n. One of the Gadidæ. Written also gadid.

Webster 1913