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burbot

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bur·bot  (bûrbt)
n. pl. burbot or bur·bots
A freshwater food fish (Lota lota) of the Northern Hemisphere, related to and resembling the cod and having barbels on the nose and chin. Also called cusk, eelpout.
[Middle English, from Old French borbote, from borbeter, to move about in mud.]
burbot [ˈbɜːbət]
n pl -bots, -bot
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a freshwater gadoid food fish, Lota lota, that has barbels around its mouth and occurs in Europe, Asia, and North America
[from Old French bourbotte, from bourbeter to wallow in mud, from bourbe mud, probably of Celtic origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.burbotburbot - elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
Lota lota, eelpout, cusk, ling
codfish, cod - major food fish of Arctic and cold-temperate waters
Translations
burbot [ˈbɜːbət] N → lota f
burbot
n → Quappe f


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