Definition of Melanogrammus aeglefinus

1. Noun. Important food fish on both sides of the Atlantic; related to cod but usually smaller.

Exact synonyms: Haddock
Generic synonyms: Gadoid, Gadoid Fish
Group relationships: Genus Melanogrammus, Melanogrammus
Terms within: Haddock

Lexicographical Neighbors of Melanogrammus Aeglefinus

Melampsora
Melampsora lini
Melampsoraceae
Melanchthon
Melanerpes
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Melanesia
Melanesian
Melanesians
Melanie
Melanie Klein
Melanitta
Melanitta nigra
Melanochroi
Melanogrammus
Melanogrammus aeglefinus (current term)
Melanoplus
Melanotis
Melanotis caerulescens
Melanthiaceae
Melastoma malabathricum
Melastomaceae
Melastomataceae
Melb
Melba
Melba toast
Melbourne
Melbournite
Melbournites
Melburnian

Literary usage of Melanogrammus aeglefinus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Naturalist of the Saint Croix: Memoir of George A. Boardman by Samuel Lane Boardman (1903)
"Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Linn.). Pollock. Pollachius virens (Linn.). Silver Hake. Merluccius bilinearis (Mitch.). Burbot. Lota maculosa (Le Sueur). Cusk. ..."

2. Mineral Tolerance of Animals by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"Dietary phosphorus requirement of juvenile haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus L.). Aquaculture 221:451-468. Sands, JS, D. Ragland, C. Baxter, BC Joem, ..."

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