1. a large marine fish with a heavy body and small barbel, found in cold northern waters and used as food

Examples

• The fishermen caught several codfish in the North Atlantic.
• Codfish is a popular ingredient in fish and chips.
• The restaurant serves fresh codfish with lemon and herbs.
• Codfish populations have declined due to overfishing.
• She prepared a delicious codfish stew for dinner.
• The codfish industry is important to the local economy.