torsk Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod
    cusk; Brosme brosme.

WordNet

Torsk noun
Etymology
Dan.; akin to Icel. þorskr a codfish, G. dorsch.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) (a) The cusk. See Cusk. (b) The codfish. Called also tusk.

Webster 1913