POLLACK
Dictionary entry overview: What does Pollack mean?
• POLLACK (noun)
The noun POLLACK has 3 senses:
1. United States filmmaker (born in 1934)
2. lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish
3. important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod
Familiarity information: POLLACK used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• POLLACK (noun)
Meaning:
United States filmmaker (born in 1934)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Pollack; Sydney Pollack
Instance hypernyms:
film maker; film producer; filmmaker; movie maker (a producer of motion pictures)
Meaning:
Lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
pollack; pollock
Hypernyms ("pollack" is a kind of...):
saltwater fish (flesh of fish from the sea used as food)
Holonyms ("pollack" is a part of...):
Pollachius pollachius; pollack; pollock (important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod)
Meaning:
Important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Pollachius pollachius; pollack; pollock
Hypernyms ("pollack" is a kind of...):
gadoid; gadoid fish (a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae)
Meronyms (parts of "pollack"):
pollack; pollock (lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish)
Holonyms ("pollack" is a member of...):
genus Pollachius; Pollachius (pollack)
