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Answer for the clue "Cod's cousin ", 4 letters:
cusk

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Word definitions for cusk in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The cusk or tusk , Brosme brosme , is a North Atlantic cod -like fish in the ling family Lotidae . It is the only species in the genus Brosme . Other common names include brismak , brosmius , torsk and moonfish .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A marine cod-like fish in the ling family Lotidae, (taxlink Brosme brosme species noshow=1).

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cusk \Cusk\ (k[u^]sk), n. (Zo["o]l.) 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 .

Usage examples of cusk.

Instead of tender cod or delicate flounder, he harvested chewy pout, or cusk or butterfish or froglike monkfish and lumpfish.

Mealy, unpalatable fishes the like of which I have never before heard, with names like monkfish, cusk and hagfish.

Mealy, unpalatable fishes the like of which I have never before heard, with names like monkfish, cusk and hagfish.