Elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth

• Freshwater cod
• Freshwater codlike fish

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The burbot ( Lota lota ) or bubbot is the only gadiform (cod-like) freshwater fish. Also known as mariah , freshwater ling , the lawyer , coney-fish, lingcod, freshwater cusk and (misleadingly) eelpout , the burbot is closely related to the marine common ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A freshwater fish, taxonomic name ''Lota lota'', similar to the ling and the cusk, which spawns in the winter.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth [syn: eelpout , ling , cusk , Lota lota ]

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Burbot \Bur"bot\, n. [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st Barb .] (Zo["o]l.) A fresh-water fish of the genus Lota , having on the nose two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin. Note: The fish is also called an eelpout or ling , and is allied ...