ˈgadəˌdē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Gadus, type genus + -idae
: a large family of soft-finned fishes of the order Anacanthini including many important food fishes (as the cod, haddock, tomcods, pollacks) that are chiefly marine although one genus ( Lota ) is confined to fresh water and that have a rather elongated body, small cycloid scales, a large mouth, wide gill openings, and usually a barbel on the chin