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burbot

noun
bur·​bot | \ ˈbÉ™r-bÉ™t How to pronounce burbot (audio) \
plural burbot also burbots

Definition of burbot

: a Holarctic freshwater bony fish (Lota lota) of the cod family having barbels on the nose and chin

Examples of burbot in a Sentence

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 For all you trivia buffs, the answer is four: white sturgeon, bull trout, burbot and sockeye salmon. — Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, "Identifying this rare Idaho fish is tough. And it’s costly when you get it wrong," 19 Feb. 2018 All are apt descriptions for a 19-pound, 11-ounce eelpout (aka burbot, aka lawyer, lingcod, cusk and a host of other unbecoming nicknames) caught by Brent Getzler of Roosevelt. — Dave Orrick, Twin Cities, "Fat burbot: MN man sets record for biggest eelpout. (That’s a fish.)," 5 Jan. 2017

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First Known Use of burbot

14th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for burbot

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Old French borbeter to stir up mud

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