Hăd'dock, n.

noun

n. [W. hadog, hadawg, from hadawg, having seed, seedy, Fr. codog, Gael. adag, O. Fr. hadot, hadou, Scot. haddie.] (Ichth.) A sea-fish (the Morrhua æglefinus), a little smaller than the cod, which it much resembles. It has a dark lateral line, and a spot on each side of the body just back of the head.

Norway haddock, an acanthopterygious marine fish; the Sebastis Norvegicus.

An engraved illustration of a haddock, shown in side view. — Haddock (*Morrhua æglefinus*).