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English noun: cusk

1. cusk (food) the lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters


Broader (hypernym)saltwater fish


Part meronymBrosme brosme, cusk, torsk

2. cusk (animal) large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod


SynonymsBrosme brosme, torsk


Broader (hypernym)gadoid, gadoid fish


Part holonymcusk

3. cusk (animal) elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth


Synonymsburbot, eelpout, ling, Lota lota


Broader (hypernym)cod, codfish









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