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Definition of Gadiformes
1. Noun. Cods, haddocks, grenadiers; in some classifications considered equivalent to the order Anacanthini.
Exact synonyms: Order Gadiformes
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Malacopterygii, Superorder Malacopterygii
Member holonyms: Family Gadidae, Gadidae, Family Macrouridae, Family Macruridae, Macrouridae, Macruridae
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Malacopterygii, Superorder Malacopterygii
Member holonyms: Family Gadidae, Gadidae, Family Macrouridae, Family Macruridae, Macrouridae, Macruridae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gadiformes
Literary usage of Gadiformes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Organic Evolution: A Text Book by Richard Swann Lull (1917)
"gadiformes, cod-like forms, are not old geologically, ranging from Oligocene and
Miocene to recent. The deep-sea representatives have the mouth reduced in ..."