frostfish

== English == === Alternative forms === frost-fish, frost fish === Etymology === From frost +‎ fish. In the case of the tomcod, so called because it is abundant on the New England coast in autumn at about when frost comes. === Noun === frostfish (plural frostfishes or frostfish) A tomcod (either species of Microgadus). Microgadus proximus Synonym: Pacific tomcod Microgadus tomcod Synonym: Atlantic tomcod Any of genus Benthodesmus cutlassfish (obsolete, US, dialect) A smelt. (New Zealand) A scabbardfish. ==== Hyponyms ==== === References === “frostfish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.