rock cod

noun

: rockfish sense a

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Pair with rock cod, shellfish stew or scallop carpaccio. — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 23 Nov. 2025 Seafood from the oven may be blue shrimp with green mango, apple, daikon, and charred almonds or rock cod with roasted fennel. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2023 The brunch menu is eye-catching, too, with bananas Foster French toast, a rock cod sandwich, and a seafood platter, among other options. — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026 In fact, the most common local hunters, like wrasses, rock cod and coral trout have eyes that block out UV light for the sake of better contrast and less retinal damage. — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2010 Rockfish—also known as Pacific snapper or rock cod—is one of the most sustainable and widely available fish in the West, and has a mildly sweet flavor. — Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rock cod was in 1634

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“Rock cod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock%20cod. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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