POLLACK


Meaning of POLLACK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or pol·lock ˈpä-lək

( plural pollack or pollock )

Etymology: Middle English poullok, perhaps from Scottish Gaelic pollag or Irish pollóg

Date: 15th century

1. : a commercially important North Atlantic food fish ( Pollachius virens ) related to and resembling the cods but darker

2. : a commercially important northern Pacific food fish ( Theragra chalcogramma ) of the cod family that closely resembles the pollack — called also walleye pollack

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