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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Eelpout \Eel"pout`\, n. [AS. ?lepute.] (Zo["o]l.) a A European fish ({Zoarces viviparus}), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also {greenbone}, {guffer}, {bard}, and {Maroona eel}. Also an American species ({Z. anguillaris}), -- called also {mutton fish}, and erroneously, {congo eel}, {ling}, and {lamper eel}. Both are edible, but of little value. b A fresh-water fish, the burbot. 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]: eelpout n 1: marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas [syn: {pout}] 2: elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth [syn: {burbot}, {ling}, {cusk}, {Lota lota}]
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