eel·pout ( l pout )n. pl. eelpout or eel·pouts 1. Any of various bottom-dwelling marine fishes of the family Zoarcidae, having an elongated body and a large head. 2. See burbot. |
eelpout [ˈiːlˌpaʊt]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any marine eel-like blennioid fish of the family Zoarcidae, such as Zoarces viviparus (viviparous eelpout or blenny)
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for burbot
[Old English ǣlepūte; related to Middle Dutch aalpuit]
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| Noun | 1. |  eelpout - marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seasblennioid, blennioid fish - elongated mostly scaleless marine fishes with large pectoral fins and reduced pelvic fins family Zoarcidae, Zoarcidae - eelpouts viviparous eelpout, Zoarces viviparus - an eelpout of northern Europe that is viviparous fish doctor, Gymnelis viridis - brightly colored scaleless Arctic eelpout Macrozoarces americanus, ocean pout - common along northeastern coast of North America |
| 2. |  eelpout - elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth |
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