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Codfish vs Whitefish - What's the difference?

codfish | whitefish |

As nouns the difference between codfish and whitefish

is that codfish is a cod (the fish) while whitefish is any of many fish.

codfish

English

Noun

  • (countable) A cod (the fish ).
  • (uncountable) The flesh of the cod as food.

    • whitefish

    English

    (wikipedia whitefish)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Any of many fish.
  • # Any of several North American freshwater fish, of the genus Coregonus , used as food.
  • # Any of several other fish, such as whiting or menhaden.
  • # (fisheries) Any of several species of demersal fish with fins, particularly cod, whiting, and haddock, as opposed to the oily or pelagic fishes.
  • The beluga (both the sturgeon and the whale)

    • Derived terms

    * common whitefish