burbot

English
Lota lota

Etymology

Borrowed from French barbote, from Latin barba (“a beard”). Displaced native eelpout.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbɜ(ɹ).bət/

Noun

burbot (plural burbots)

  1. A freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter.

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