EELPOUT

burbot, eelpout, ling, cusk, Lota lota

(noun) elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth

eelpout, pout

(noun) marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

eelpout (plural eelpouts)

Any fish of the family Zoarcidae.

(obsolete) A yellow flower of uncertain type, possibly the eel-ware, Ranunculus fluitans.

Synonyms

• dogfish

• fish doctor

• slipskin

Anagrams

• peel out, peelout

Source: Wiktionary

Eel"pout`, n. Etym: [AS. .] (Zoöl.) (a) A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American species (Z. anguillaris), -- called also mutton fish, and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel. Both are edible, but of little value. (b) A fresh-water fish, the burbot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition