Dictionary
hake
Pronunciation: (hāk), [key]—
n.,
—pl. (esp. collectively) hake, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) 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.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.