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Meaning of TORSK

Pronunciation:  torsk

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod
 
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 Synonyms: Brosme brosme, cusk
 
 See Also: gadoid, gadoid fish

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Torsk\, n. [Dan.; akin to Icel. [thorn]orskr a codfish,
G. dorsch.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The cusk. See {Cusk}.
(b) The codfish. Called also {tusk}.
 

 

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