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PRONUNCIATION OF TOMCOD

tomcod  [ˈtɒmˌkɒd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOMCOD

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Tomcod is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TOMCOD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Microgadus tomcod

Microgadus tomcod, also commonly known as tommy cod or tomcod, Atlantic tomcod or winter cod, is a type of cod fish found in North American coastal waters from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, St. Lawrence River and northern Newfoundland, south to Virginia. The season of the tomcod varies by location -- one known example is the Sainte-Anne River in Quebec, where its season is from late-December to mid-February. The town of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade is notable for its fishing village built on the frozen waters of the Ste-Anne, playing host to the scores of fishermen visiting the town to fish for tomcod.

Definition of tomcod in the English dictionary

The definition of tomcod in the dictionary is a small fish resembling the cod.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TOMCOD


cod
kɒd
lingcod
ˈlɪŋˌkɒd
ostracod
ˈɒstrəˌkɒd
peascod
ˈpiːzˌkɒd
peasecod
ˈpiːzˌkɒd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOMCOD

tombolo
Tombouctou
tomboy
tomboyish
tomboyishly
tomboyishness
tombstone
tombstoning
tomcat
tomcatting
tome
tomenta
tomentose
tomentous
tomentum
tomfool
tomfooleries
tomfoolery
tomfoolish
tomfoolishness

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOMCOD

blood
blue cod
childhood
food
from the wood
god
good
Hollywood
hood
iPod
method
mod
Murray cod
neighborhood
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period
poor cod
red cod
rock cod
salt cod

Synonyms and antonyms of tomcod in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «tomcod» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOMCOD

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大西洋小鳕
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Tomcod
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टोमोड
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Tomcod
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOMCOD»

The term «tomcod» is normally little used and occupies the 140.551 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOMCOD»

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Environmental and Occupational Medicine
Results from a cascade of biomarker responses in Atlantic tomcod Microgudus tomcod are consistent with damage having occurred to its population in the Hudson River. Atlantic tomcod is a common, anadro- mous, bottom-dwelling species in ...
William N. Rom, Steven B. Markowitz, 2007
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Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Saltwater Fish
Microgadus tomcod A member of the Gadidae family (codfish), the Atlantic tomcod is a small, hardy fish, resembling its relative the Atlantic cod. Able to adapt to salinity changes and sudden cold spells, the tomcod can survive in both saltwater ...
Ken Schultz, 2011
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Molecular Environmental Biology
Our studies have focused on an evaluation of molecular biomarkers in Atlantic tomcod as indicators of exposure to Hudson River-borne contaminants and point sources of pollution in other northwest Atlantic estuarine systems. CHOICE OF ...
Seymour J. Garte, 1993
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Fisheries Research in the Hudson River
in the Hudson River Estuary, with Emphasis on Spatio- Temporal Distribution and Movements Ronald J. Klauda, Richard E. Moos, and Robert E. Schmidt INTRODUCTION The Atlantic tomcod, Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum), is a small gadid ...
C. Lavett Smith, 1988
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The Toxicology of Fishes
Populations of Atlantic tomcod (Microgadus tomcod) inhabiting the Hudson River differ from populations inhabiting less contaminated sites in their responsiveness to toxic pollutants (Wirgin and Waldman, 1998). Like mummichog, tomcod ...
Richard T. Di Giulio, David E. Hinton, 2008
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Recreational Fisheries of Coastal New England
Anglers fish for the tomcod from docks, bridges, and banks of shallow harbors, estuaries, and tidal rivers, or from small boats. One cardinal rule is generally followed when fishing for tomcod: Use light gear. Use a light-action spinning rod and a ...
Michael R. Ross, 1991
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The Hudson River Estuary
Why could Atlantic tomcod grow better under piers than winter flounder or tautog ? We formulated two hypotheses to address this question: 1) Atlantic tomcod were better able to forage in low light and therefore could locate more food than ...
Jeffrey S. Levinton, John R. Waldman, 2006
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Tolerance to Environmental Contaminants
populations, suggesting that the AHR pathway was functional, only less sensitive to activation in Hudson River tomcod. Finally, it was found that young tomcod collected over the species' entire range in the Hudson River (>140 km) were ...
Claude Amiard-Triquet, Philip S. Rainbow, Michele Romeo, 2011
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Water, Science, and the Public: The Miramichi Ecosystem
Comparison ofMiramichi to other East Coast estuaries Miramichi tomcod showed significantly higher CYP1 A mRNA levels than tomcod from the St. Lawrence, Saco-Royal, and Margaree estuaries, but lower levels than tomcod from the highly ...
Edward Michael Pakenham Chadwick, 1995
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Dictionary of Newfoundland English
Leslie says it is a Ling. It is much like a Tomcod, but has a somewhat flattened head, and a very narrow tapering tail. 1895 PROWSE 62 The Scot, however, is a long way behind the genuine native, who has been practising it from a small boy;  ...
George Morley Story, W. J. Kirwin, John David Allison Widdowson, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOMCOD»

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Array of species in Braintree would benefit from river restoration
There are several species of migratory fish that rely on the Fore and Monatiquot rivers for their survival. Alewife, white perch, tomcod, rainbow smelt and ... «Wicked Local Braintree, May 15»
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'Bering Sea Gold' fights 'The Battle for Tomcod' on Discovery Channel
Tonight's Discovery Channel episode of “Bering Sea Gold,” is titled “The Battle for Tomcod.” As the season is down to a few more weeks of mining; the battle is ... «Examiner.com, May 15»
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BERING SEA GOLD: Captain Emily Begins to Rebuild Her …
Four crews rush to clean out the gold-rich Tomcod claim and an all-out gold war ensues. Meanwhile, Captain Emily Riedel and her new diver face a battle all ... «TVRuckus, May 15»
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'Bering Sea Gold' is now 'Dredged Up' on Discovery Channel
As the episode begins, it seems that all the dredges are headed to the tomcod claim; a thousand-acre area is seven miles off shore in beautiful Nome, Alaska. «Examiner.com, Mar 15»
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Tomcod with Black Fungus Caught in Norton Sound
Make sure to check your tomcod, because some fish are carrying a black fungus that may be a human health concern. The fungus typically appears as a 1-to-2 ... «Knom, Oct 14»
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The fishermen of New York City
Tomcod and Ling have mutated so PCBs no longer affect them. Chinese fishermen will take anything alive or close. Mexicans eat the fish from Newtown creek. «New York Daily News, Jul 14»
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How You Can Help Search For Missing Flight 370 From Your Home
... to people who can look for and mark any number of possible clues. The tomcod.com site organized similar crowdsourcing operations for previous disasters. «WGNO, Mar 14»
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Cities causing genetic changes in plants, animals
While he did not delve into the potential cost of the tomcods' resistance to ... In the case of the tomcod, there may also be wider ecosystem reverberations. «CBC.ca, Feb 14»
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New Bedford Harbor Pollution Prompts PCB-Resistance In Atlantic …
"Even though the specific molecular changes that are found in PCB-resistant tomcod and killifish are different, in both species AHR2 seems to be one of the ... «RedOrbit, Feb 14»
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Fishing Report: Northern kingfish, tommy cod, or both?
Microgadus tomcod, commonly called tomcod or tommy cod, usually range in size from 9 to 15 inches. They are also bottom feeders and bite any bait greedily, ... «The Providence Journal, Sep 13»

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