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burbot

[ bur-buht ]

noun

, plural bur·bots, (especially collectively) bur·bot.
  1. a freshwater cod, Lota lota, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having an elongated body and a barbel on the chin.


burbot

/ ˈbɜːbət /

noun

  1. a freshwater gadoid food fish, Lota lota , that has barbels around its mouth and occurs in Europe, Asia, and North America
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of burbot1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of burbot1

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

The burbot and grey mullet are occasionally eaten, but they taste of mud, and are not in request.

The methy is another common fish; it is the gadus lota, or burbot, of Europe.

Marengo, however, had no such scruples, and he was wont to make several hearty meals each day upon the rejected burbot.

Pike were also taken in the net, and a species of burbot (Gadus lota).

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