'Burbot' definitions:

Definition of 'burbot'

From: WordNet
noun
Elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth [syn: burbot, eelpout, ling, cusk, Lota lota]

Definition of 'Burbot'

From: GCIDE
  • Burbot \Bur"bot\, n. [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st Barb.] (Zool.) 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.] [1913 Webster]
  • Note: 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 (Lota maculosa) is found in New England, the Great Lakes, and farther north. [1913 Webster]