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Blue cod is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BLUE COD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Blue cod

Blue cod, Parapercis colias, is a temperate marine fish of the family Pinguipedidae. It is also known variously as Boston blue cod, New Zealand cod, sand perch or its Māori names rawaru and pakirikiri. It is exclusively found in New Zealand in shallow waters around the rocky coasts of up to the depth of 150 m, though it is far more common south of Cook Strait. It is bluish green to blue black above with white toward the belly. Large examples are usually greenish blue in coloration, while smaller ones are blotched in varying shades of brown. An adult may grow to 60 cm in length and weigh from one to three kg. It feeds mainly on small fish and crabs. Blue cod is strongly territorial. Spawning takes place in southern spring. Blue cod can also change sex from female to male. It is a plump fish which produces good fillets, but it has a very low oil content. It can be served battered, crumbed, pan-fried or baked. It is an important recreational species in the South Island and is commercially harvested.

Definition of blue cod in the English dictionary

The definition of blue cod in the dictionary is a common marine spiny-finned food fish, Parapercis colias, of the sub-Antarctic waters of New Zealand, esp at the Chatham Islands, which is greenish blue with brown marbling and inhabits rocky bottoms. Its smoked flesh is considered a delicacy Also called: rock cod, pakirikiri, patutuki, rawaru.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BLUE COD

cod
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Synonyms and antonyms of blue cod in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «blue cod» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLUE COD

Find out the translation of blue cod to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blue cod from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blue cod» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蓝鳕鱼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

azul bacalao
570 millions of speakers

English

blue cod
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीले कॉड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سمك القد الأزرق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

синий трески
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

azul bacalhau
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নীল কোড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

morue bleue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kod biru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

blau Kabeljau
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブルータラ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

푸른 대구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Biru cod
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

cá tuyết màu xanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீல காட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निळा कॉड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Morina mor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

blu cod
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niebieski dorsza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

синій тріски
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

albastru cod
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

μπλε γάδου
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Blou kabeljou
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

blå torsk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blå torsk
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUE COD»

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Maritime Adaptations of the Pacific
Numbers of fish scales identified from select archaeological sites in Fiordland SP/ I Layers “3“"' 4B “5 "” 5Ba 5Bb 6A, 6C 7B Tarakihi 115 1 19 4 18 251 7 Blue cod 1 Blue moki 5 1 SP/5 Layer 4 SP/9 Layer 2 SP/10 Layer 4 Tarakihi 5 Tarakihi 1 ...
Richard W. Casteel, Jean-Claude Passeron, 1975
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Recreational Fisheries: Ecological, Economic and Social ...
For example, CVM has recently been used to evaluate recreational shers WTP for ve popular shes, snapper (Pagrus autratus, Sparidae), kingsh (Seriola lalandi, Carangidae), kahawai (Arripis trutta, Arripidae), blue cod (Parapercis colias, ...
Tony J. Pitcher, Chuck Hollingworth, 2008
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Pinguipedidae: Sandperch, Blue Cod, Yellow Weaver, Redbanded ...
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Not illustrated.
LLC Books, 2010
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New Zealand Journal of Zoology
... to July 1985 at Boulder Beach, whereas in the following year (August 1985 - August 1986 at both breeding areas) the proportion of the three fish species decreased, whereas squid, blue cod and miscellaneous groups increased (Table 3).
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Fishing and Camping the Murray River: Mildura to Yarrawonga
Trout Cod The trout cod is an endangered species and is totally protected The trout cod, also called the "blue cod" or "blue nosed cod", is a similar species to the other freshwater cod such as Murray cod, Mary River cod and the eastern cod .
Brian Hinson, 2008
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Encyclopedia of the Arctic
... saida and Arctogadus glacialis, both Gadidae), blue cod (Paragercichthys, Mugiloididae, Perciformes), blue rock cod (Indonotothenia, Nototheniidae), cultus cod (Hexagrammidae, Scorpaeniformes), deep-sea cod (Moridae, Gadiformes), ...
Mark Nuttall, 2012
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Australian Fish Guide
Also known as Blue nose cod, bluenose, rock cod, blue cod. Range The trout cod was originally widespread throughout the Murray- Darling basin, but the range and abundance has been reduced to the extent that they have been considered ...
Francis Bernard Prokop, Trevor Hawkins, Geoff Wilson, 2006
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Codices Manuscripti: Catalogue of Balinese manuscripts in ...
Or. 3390, 286), or blue (Cod. Or. 3390, 49) in his drawings which is not found in traditional Balinese painting. In order to suggest the contours of the figures he also accentuated the outlines with a grey line. The subjects depicted vary a lot.
Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden, Hedwig I. R. Hinzler, 1986
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Field Guide to Seafood: How to Identify, Select, and Prepare ...
See scorpionfish and sculpin black salmon. See cobia black sea bass, 5, 17-18 black spot bream. See sea bream and porgy black tiger shrimp. See shrimp blackfish. See black sea bass; wrasse blowfish, 19-21 blowie. See blowfish blue cod.
Aliza Green, 2007
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Population Ecology: An Introduction to Computer Simulations
Consider a population of Blue Cod that you plan to harvest. Begin by stating the variables used in this exercise. Then enter the equation for logistic growth with harvesting and the commands for constructing a graph that shows the relation ...
Ruth Bernstein, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUE COD»

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Recipe: Traditional Scottish Cullen skink
The Scots use smoked haddock but smoked warehou or blue cod work beautifully. --. INGREDIENTS. 50g butter. 2 leeks, white part only, ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
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About NZ Fishing News
The popular species such as snapper, kingfish, tarakihi, blue cod, hapuku and kahawai regularly star on our pages. The magazine has a ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
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Walking against the flow for whio
Their final feast before setting off was at Bluff, a decent feed of blue cod and chips, some necessary carbohydrates before their staple diet ... «Manawatu Standard, Jun 15»
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Fresh, local food to celebrate Matariki
... people away from their books on Tuesday, as they queued up to taste his assortment of freshly and locally gathered shellfish and blue cod. «The Nelson Mail, Jun 15»
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NZ blue cod supplies dwindle
Supplies of blue cod in New Zealand are dwindling on poor weather and increased demand, which is pushing prices higher, reported ... «IntraFish.com, Jun 15»
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Life on the road
The next morning, I ordered two pies from Timaru's justly famous May's Pies Bakery - nearly as good as the blue cod and Bluff oysters at ... «New Zealand Herald, Jun 15»
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Blue cod supplies dwindle as perfect storm of weather and demand …
A feed of blue cod is considered a birthright in the south, but poor weather and demand elsewhere is putting a strain on supplies and pushing ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
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Just a little wildness
... response was an offer on TradeMe including a free house for a month, ferry tickets, fishing and Ulva Island trips, even a feed of blue cod. «The Southland Times, Jun 15»
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Fish Rap: Reefs producing rockfish, lingcod
Big blue cod and many nice reds along with several lings are normal catches right now. Velocity had a dozen, big, four- to seven-pound reds ... «Santa Cruz Sentinel, Jun 15»
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Discover New Zealand's Best Chefs
... boats every day. From John Dory, to blue cod and lobster, Fleur's Place is the perfect place to go to with the seafood lover in your family. «Canada Free Press, Jun 15»

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