tga dus

[Low Lat.gadu( s )=a codfish; Gr. gados a fish, probably the Hake (Merlucius), which is of the family Gadide.] *1. Ichthy . ( pl .): An extensive genus of fishes founded by Linnæus, and comprehending the modern family Gadide. †2. The typical genus of that family, now by most naturalists called Morrhua (q. v.).