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