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[syn: viviparous eelpout, Zoarces viviparus]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Eelpout \Eel"pout`\, n. [AS. ?lepute.] (Zo["o]l.)
(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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Zoarces viviparus
n 1: an eelpout of northern Europe that is viviparous [syn:
viviparous eelpout, Zoarces viviparus]