a. [ NL. gadus cod + -oid: cf. F. gadoïde gadoid, Gr. &unr_; a sort of fish, F. gade. ] (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the family of fishes (Gadidæ) which includes the cod, haddock, and hake. -- n. One of the Gadidæ.[ Written also gadid. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
[するがどい, surugadoi] (n) Japanese bondage torture (hands and feet are behind the victim's back, and they are hanged from the ceiling with a rock on their back)