cusk

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /kʌsk/    美 /kʌsk/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A codlike saltwater fish in the family Lotidae, Brosme brosme.
    — He suggested cusk, because he knew they would have it. She had never heard of cusk. “Doesn't it sound exotic!” she said. “Exotic indeed!” he laughed, and almost told her what a humdrum fish it really was, but stopped himself.

词形变化

cusks plural

词源

Early 17th century; of unknown origin. Probably an alteration of torsk or tusk, a codlike fish, from Norwegian tosk, torsk; Old Norse thorskr, codfish.
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