New Latin Gadus, genus of fish including the cods (borrowed from Greek gádos "hake, or a similar fish," probably of pre-Greek substratal origin) + -oid entry 2, probably after Gadoidae, former family name
1834, in the meaning defined above
gadman
gadoid
gadoleic acid
“Gadoid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gadoid. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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