burbot
[ bur-buh t ]
/ ˈbɜr bət /
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.
Origin of burbot
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
Words nearby burbot
burbage,
burbank,
burberry,
burbidge,
burble,
burbot,
burchfield,
burckhardt,
burd,
burden,
burden of proof
Example sentences from the Web for burbot
Pike were also taken in the net, and a species of burbot (Gadus lota).
The Young Voyageurs |Mayne ReidThe methy is another common fish; it is the gadus lota, or burbot, of Europe.
The burbot and grey mullet are occasionally eaten, but they taste of mud, and are not in request.
Sketches of the Natural History of Ceylon |J. Emerson Tennent
British Dictionary definitions for burbot
burbot
/ (ˈbɜːbət) /
noun plural -bots or -bot
a freshwater gadoid food fish, Lota lota, that has barbels around its mouth and occurs in Europe, Asia, and North America
Word Origin for burbot
C14: from Old French
bourbotte, from
bourbeter to wallow in mud, from
bourbe mud, probably of Celtic origin