Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun codfish
2 senses of codfish
Sense 1
cod, codfish -- (lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached)
=> saltwater fish -- (flesh of fish from the sea used as food)
Sense 2
cod, codfish -- (major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters)
=> gadoid, gadoid fish -- (a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae)