hake: Meaning and Definition of

hake

Pronunciation: (hāk), [key]
— pl. hake, hakes.
  1. any marine fish of the genus Merluccius, closely related to the cods, esp. M. bilinearis, found off the New England coast.
  2. any of several related marine fishes, esp. of the genus Urophycis.
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