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burbot
n.
type of freshwater cod
Burbot
The
burbot (
Lota lota) or
bubbot is the only
gadiform (cod-like)
freshwater fish. Also known as
mariah,
freshwater ling,
the lawyer, coney-fish, lingcod and (misleadingly)
eelpout, the burbot is closely related to the marine
common ling and the
cusk. It is the
only member of the genus
Lota. For some time of the year the burbot lives under ice. They require frigid temperatures to breed.
burbot
Noun
1. elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
(synonym) eelpout, ling, cusk, Lota lota
(hypernym) cod, codfish
Burbot
(n.)
A fresh-water fish of the genus Lota, having on the nose two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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