burbot

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A freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, similar to the ling and the cusk, which spawns in the winter
{n} a voracious fish like an eel
A fresh- water fish of the genus Lota, having on the nose two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin
elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
{i} type of freshwater cod
Elongated fish (Lota lota), the only freshwater member of the cod family. It lives in cold rivers and lakes of Europe, Asia, and North America. A mottled, greenish or brown bottom-dweller, it descends as deep as 700 ft (200 m). It may grow about 3.6 ft (1.1 m) long. It has very small, embedded scales, a long anal fin, and two dorsal fins. The burbot is valued as food in some areas
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burbot

    Silbentrennung

    bur·bot

    Synonyme

    eel-pout, lawyer

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    Etymologie

    [ 'b&r-b&t ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English borbot, from Middle French bourbotte, from bourbeter to burrow in the mud.
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