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BURBOT
burbot, eelpout, ling, cusk, Lota lota
(noun) elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
burbot (plural burbots)
A freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter.
Synonyms
• eel-pout
• lawyer
Source: Wiktionary
Bur"bot, n. Etym: [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st Barb.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A fresh-water fish of the genus Lota, having on the nose two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin. [Written also burbolt.]
Note: The fish is also called an eelpout or ling, and is allied to the codfish. The Lota vulgaris is a common European species. An American species (L. maculosa) is found in New England, the Great Lakes, and farther north.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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