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burbot

(bʉr′bət)

a freshwater gadoid fish (Lota lota) with a broad, flat head and barbels on the nose and chin: widely distributed in Europe, Asia, and North America

Origin: ME < OFr borbote, altered (infl. by bourbe, mud, mire) < earlier barbote < barbe < L barba, a beard

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noun pl. burbot burbot or bur·bots

A freshwater food fish (Lota lota) of the Northern Hemisphere, related to and resembling the cod and having barbels on the nose and chin. Also called cusk, eelpout.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French borbote

Origin: , from borbeter, to move about in mud

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