torsk

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torsk - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Torsk \Torsk\, n. [Dan.; akin to Icel. [thorn]orskr a codfish,
     G. dorsch.] (Zool.)
     (a) The cusk. See Cusk.
     (b) The codfish. Called also tusk.
         [1913 Webster]

  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]

torsk - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  torsk
      n 1: large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters;
           related to cod [syn: cusk, torsk, Brosme brosme]