Found 2 items, similar to Burbot.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: burbot burbot n : elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth [syn: eelpout, ling, cusk, Lota lota]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Burbot Burbot \Bur"bot\, n. [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st Barb.] (Zo["o]l.) 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]