eelpouts

Variant of eelpout

eelpout definition

eel·pout (-po̵ut′)

noun pl. eelpout -·pout′ or eelpouts -·pouts′

  1. any of a family (Zoarcidae, order Gadiformes) of marine bony fishes that resemble eels
  2. burbot

Etymology: OE ælepute: see eel & pout

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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