torsk n 1: large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod [syn: {cusk}, {torsk}, {Brosme brosme}]
Torsk \Torsk\, n. [Dan.; akin to Icel. [thorn]orskr a codfish, G. dorsch.] (Zool.) (a) The cusk. See {Cusk}. (b) The codfish. Called also {tusk}. [1913 Webster]
Cusk \Cusk\ (k[u^]sk), n. (Zool.) A large, edible, marine fish ({Brosmius brosme}), allied to the cod, common on the northern coasts of Europe and America; -- called also {tusk} and {torsk}. [1913 Webster]