cusk n 1: the lean flesh of a cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters 2: large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod [syn: {cusk}, {torsk}, {Brosme brosme}] 3: elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth [syn: {burbot}, {eelpout}, {ling}, {cusk}, {Lota lota}]
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]