cusk

2 definitions found

cusk - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cusk \Cusk\ (k[u^]sk), n. (Zool.)
     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]

cusk - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cusk
      n 1: the lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters
      2: large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related
         to cod [syn: cusk, torsk, Brosme brosme]
      3: elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North
         America having barbels around its mouth [syn: burbot,
         eelpout, ling, cusk, Lota lota]