[syn: burbot, eelpout, ling, cusk, Lota lota]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Burbot \Bur"bot\, n. [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st
Barb.] (Zool.)
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.]
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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 (Lota maculosa)
is found in New England, the Great Lakes, and farther
north.
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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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
eelpout
n 1: marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern
seas [syn: eelpout, pout]
2: elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North
America having barbels around its mouth [syn: burbot,
eelpout, ling, cusk, Lota lota]