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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

एक प्रकार की समुद्री मछली

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ek prakaar ki samudri machhli

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pollock/ˈpɒl.ək/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"यह पोलॉक मछली ठंडे समुद्र में पाई जाती है।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A marine food fish of the cod family, found in northern Atlantic waters.

    "The fisherman reeled in a large pollock from the cold northern waters."
  2. 2

    The flesh of this fish eaten as food.

    "Pollock is frequently used as a sustainable alternative to cod in processed seafood products."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English 'pollok', from Old English 'pullice' or Celtic roots, originally denoting a type of marine fish with a dark head. The variant spelling 'sei' (or 'seithe') relates specifically to the coalfish or young saithe found in northern European waters.

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