cusk

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Noun

cusk (plural cusks)

1. A marine cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae, Brosme brosme.

   Synonyms: moonfish, torsk, tusk

   • 1999, Lucy Honig, The Truly Needy And Other Stories, University of Pittsburgh Press (ISBN 9780822978794), page 89:

     He suggested cusk, because he knew they would have it. She had never heard of cusk. “Doesn't it sound exotic!” she said. “Exotic indeed!” he laughed, and almost told her what a humdrum fish it really was, but stopped himself.

Synonyms

• (cod-like fish) brismak, brosmius

Translations

• German: Lumb
• Russian: менёк
• Spanish: brosmio

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