gadoid

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: ga=doid

CIDE DICTIONARY

gadoid, a. [NL. gadus cod + -oid: cf. F. gadoïde gadoid, Gr. a sort of fish, F. gade.].

 Of or pertaining to the family of fishes (Gadidæ) which includes the cod, haddock, and hake.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

gadoid, n. & adj.
--n. any marine fish of the cod family Gadidae, including haddock and whiting.
--adj. belonging to or resembling the Gadidae.

Etymology

mod.L gadus f. Gk gados cod + -OID