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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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}.]
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 ({L. maculosa})
is found in New England, the Great Lakes, and farther
north.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
burbot
n : elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and
North America having barbels around its mouth [syn: {eelpout},
{ling}, {cusk}, {Lota lota}]
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