noun
- plural of gadid; members of the cod family (Gadidae), a large family of marine fish that includes cod, haddock, and pollock.
Usage: technical/zoological; plural form
Examples
- Gadids are among the most commercially important fish species in the North Atlantic.
- The gadids family includes some of the world's most harvested fish for food.
- Marine biologists study gadids to understand population dynamics in cold-water ecosystems.
- Many gadids migrate to deeper waters during spawning season.