poor-cod
(ˈpʊəkɒd, ˈpɔə-)
[f. poor a. 5 + cod n.3]
A small marine fish, Trisopterus minutus, belonging to the cod family Gadidæ, and found in coastal waters of north-western Europe; = power n.2
| [1828 J. Fleming Hist. Brit. Animals 191 Morhua. Cod... M. minuta. Poor.—Nine punctures on each side of the jaws and gill-covers.] 1836 [see power n.2]. 1925 J. T. Jenkins Fishes Brit. Isles 149 The Poor Cod ranges from Trondhjem to the Mediterranean. 1959 A. Hardy Open Sea II. xi. 227 The poor-cod..is the smallest of all our gadoid fish, rarely exceeding 8 inches in length. 1969 A. Wheeler Fishes Brit. Isles & N.-W. Europe 272/1 The poor-cod is caught mainly in trawls. |