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NOUN (2)

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]


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.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
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):

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]