burbot Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
    ling; cusk; Lota lota; eelpout.

WordNet

Bur"bot noun
Etymology
F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st Barb.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) 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. ✍ 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.

Webster 1913