noun
- 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.