1. plural of codfish; large marine food fish of the North Atlantic

Examples

• The fishing boat returned with a hold full of codfishes.
• Codfishes are an important commercial species in the North Atlantic.
• The restaurant serves fresh codfishes caught locally.
• Overfishing has reduced populations of codfishes in some areas.
• Codfishes can grow to be quite large, sometimes over three feet long.
• The market displayed several varieties of codfishes on ice.