Gadoid

(Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. gadoïde, from N. Lat. gadus, Fr. gade, Prov. Ger. gadde, gadden, Eng. cod, and Gr. εἶδος, shape.] (Ichth.) One of a family of soft-finned fishes, having the ventral fins below or in advance of the pectoral, of which family the cod is the type. Brande.