Etymograph

English

lingcod

From ling + cod, from its superficial resemblance to those two fish.

A compound of ling + cod

Middle English lenge

English ling

Middle English cod

English cod

Today it means

noun Ophiodon elongatus, a fish of the greenlings, of the family Hexagrammidae, native to the west coast of North America.

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Etymograph / lingcod