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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

tom•cod n., pl. (esp. collectively) -cod, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -cods.

either of two small cods, Microgadus tomcod, of the Atlantic Ocean, or M. proximus, of the Pacific Ocean.
any of various similar fishes. Also called tommycod.

Tom (Thumb) + cod¹ 1715–25

'tomcod' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

frostfish - tommycod

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