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burbot

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun burbot has 1 sense

burbot(n = noun.animal) cusk, eelpout, ling, lota lota - elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth; Array

is a kind of cod, codfish

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CIDE DICTIONARY

burbot, n. [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st Barb.].

A fresh-water fish of the genus Lota, having on the nose two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin. [1913 Webster]

" 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." [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

burbot, n. an eel-like flat-headed bearded freshwater fish, Lota lota.

Etymology

ME: cf. OF barbote

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