pollack

pollack
/pol"euhk/, n., pl. pollacks, (esp. collectively) pollack.
1. a food fish, Pollachius pollachius, of the cod family, inhabiting coastal North Atlantic waters from Scandinavia to northern Africa.
2. pollock.
[1495-1505; assimilated var. of podlok (Scots); akin to Scots paddle lumpfish; see -OCK]

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Either of two commercially important North Atlantic species of food fish in the cod family (Gadidae).

Pollachius (or Gadus) virens, called saithe or coalfish in Europe, is deep green with a pale belly. It has a small chin barbel (fleshy protuberance) and three dorsal and two anal fins. A carnivorous, lively, usually schooling fish, it grows to about 3.5 ft (1.1 m) long and weighs up to 35 lbs (16 kg). The other species, Theragra chalcogramma, or walleye pollack, closely resembles P. virens.
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(as used in expressions)
Pollock v. Farmers' Loan and Trust Company
Pollock Paul Jackson
Pollock Sir Frederick 3rd Baronet

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