pollag

pollag
the fish pollock or lythe - gadus pollachius, of the cod and whiting genus, Irish pullóg; from poll? Hence the English name. The Irish English pollan, Scottish powan, is a different fish - of the salmon genus.

Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language. . 1982.

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