burbot

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɜ(ɹ).bət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-burbot.wav

Word forms

burbot burbots

Etymology

Borrowed from French barbote, from Latin barba (“a beard”). Displaced native eelpout.

Synonyms

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