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Any of various marine fishes belonging to the cod family, found in northern European, African, and American waters. They have silvery elongated bodies and grow up to 1 m/3 ft in length. They have two dorsal fins and one long anal fin. The silver hake (M. bilinearis) is an important food fish. (Genera Merluccius and Urophycis, family Gadidae.)

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