Ogac

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of Greenland cod.

    "The shore fish which were brought to us by Indians from Old Sitka were always dark-colored, with long heads and eyes far apart, and with conspicuous blotches, in general appearance often resembling the small cod taken in shallow water off South Greenland—the ogac form of the common cod."

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codgreenland cod

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"The shore fish which were brought to us by Indians from Old Sitka were always dark-colored, with long heads and eyes far apart, and with conspicuous blotches, in general appearance often resembling the small cod taken in shallow water off South Greenland—the ogac form of the common cod."

Etymology

From an Inuit language. Compare Inuktitut ᐆᒐᖅ (oocaq), Greenlandic uuaq, uugaq (“cod”).

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