burbot

American  

[bur-buht] / ˈbɜr bət /

noun

plural

burbots,

plural

burbot

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

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burbot British  

/ ˈbɜːbət /

noun

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

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Etymology

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

Example Sentences

In UK waters, the sturgeon and the burbot have vanished, salmon are disappearing and the European eel remains critically endangered.

From BBC

Cusk are also called burbot, eelpout or “poor man’s lobster” for their flaky, sweet fillets somewhere between cod and catfish.

From New York Times

“The fact they took my virtual scallops to be real scallops when they were made from a base of burbot livers from Lake Geneva shows a lack of competence,” he said.

From The Guardian

And if you’re looking for something a little more exotic, Sullivan Lake near the Canadian border offers ice fishing for burbot.

From Seattle Times

The opaline burbot, delicate in its buttery sauce, gets an earthy base from local carrots spiced with caraway.

From New York Times