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- [1] : 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
see also:
barb lota burbolt eelpout ling lota vulgaris
lota maculosa
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
burbot
n : elongate freshwater cod of northern europe and asia and
north america having barbels around its mouth syn: eelpout,
ling, cusk, lota lota
see also:
eelpout ling cusk lota lota
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