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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.
burbot
/ ˈbɜːbət /
noun
- 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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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.
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The methy is another common fish; it is the gadus lota, or burbot, of Europe.
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Marengo, however, had no such scruples, and he was wont to make several hearty meals each day upon the rejected burbot.
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Pike were also taken in the net, and a species of burbot (Gadus lota).
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