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[syn: cod-liver oil, cod liver oil]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cod liver \Cod" liv`er\, n.
The liver of the common cod and allied species.
[1913 Webster]
Cod-liver oil, an oil obtained from the liver of the
codfish, and used extensively in medicine as a means of
supplying the body with fat in cases of malnutrition.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cod-liver oil
n 1: an oil obtained from the livers of cod and similar fishes;
taken orally as a source of vitamins A and D [syn: cod-
liver oil, cod liver oil]