burbot

[ bur-buht ]

noun,plural bur·bots, (especially collectively) bur·bot.

a freshwater cod, Lota lota, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having an elongated body and a barbel on the chin.

Origin of burbot

1425–75; late Middle English <Middle French bourbotte, variant of bourbete, derivative of bourbeter to wallow in mud, equivalent to bourbe mud + -t- frequentative suffix + -er infinitive ending

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How to use burbot in a sentence

The burbot and grey mullet are occasionally eaten, but they taste of mud, and are not in request.
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon | J. Emerson Tennent
The methy is another common fish; it is the gadus lota, or burbot, of Europe.
Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 1 | John Franklin
Marengo, however, had no such scruples, and he was wont to make several hearty meals each day upon the rejected burbot.
The Young Voyageurs | Mayne Reid
Pike were also taken in the net, and a species of burbot (Gadus lota).
The Young Voyageurs | Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for burbot

burbot

/ (ˈbɜːbət) /

nounplural -bots or -bot

a freshwater gadoid food fish, Lota lota, that has barbels around its mouth and occurs in Europe, Asia, and North America

Origin of burbot

C14: from Old French bourbotte, from bourbeter to wallow in mud, from bourbe mud, probably of Celtic origin

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