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Cusk — may refer to: The cusk, Brosme brosme, a North Atlantic food fish of the family Lotidae The burbot, Lota lota, a related fish also sometimes referred to as cusk Cusk eels, eel like fishes of the family Ophidiidae USS Cusk (SS 348), a US Navy… … Wikipedia
Cusk — (k[u^]sk), n. (Zo[ o]l.) A large, edible, marine fish ({Brosmius brosme}), allied to the cod, common on the northern coasts of Europe and America; called also {tusk} and {torsk}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cusk — [kusk] n. pl. cusk or cusks [Brit local name < ?] 1. a large, edible gadoid fish (Brosme brosme) found in the N Atlantic ☆ 2. BURBOT … English World dictionary
cusk — /kusk/, n., pl. cusks, (esp. collectively) cusk. 1. an edible marine fish, Brosme brosme, of North Atlantic coastal waters. 2. the burbot. [1610 20, Amer.; prob. var. of tusk kind of fish < Scand; cf. Norw tosk, var. of TORSK, c. ON thorskr… … Universalium
cusk — noun (plural cusk or cusks) Etymology: probably alteration of tusk, a kind of codfish Date: 1616 1. a large edible North Atlantic fish (Brosme brosme) of the cod family 2. burbot … New Collegiate Dictionary
cusk — [[t]kʌsk[/t]] n. pl. cusks, (esp. collectively)cusk. ich an edible North American codlike fish Brosme brosme[/ex] • Etymology: 1610–20, amer.; prob. var. of tusk kind of fish < Scand; cf. Norw to(r)sk, c. ON thorskr codfish … From formal English to slang
cusk — paprastoji brosmė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Brosme brosme angl. cusk; torsk; tusk rus. обыкновенный менёк ryšiai: platesnis terminas – paprastosios brosmės … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
cusk — large Atlantic fish like the cod Unusual Animals … Phrontistery dictionary
cusk — [kʌsk] noun another term for torsk. Origin C17: of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
cusk — n. Torsk, tusk (Brosmius vulgaris) … New dictionary of synonyms
