burbot

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bur·bot / ˈbərbət/ • n. an elongated bottom-dwelling fish (Lota lota) of Eurasia and North America. It is the only freshwater fish of the cod family.

burbot

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burbot freshwater fish, Lota lota. XIV. — F. bourbotte, earlier bourbet(t)e, prob. f. bourbe slime, mud; see -ET.

burbot

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burbot (Lota lota) See GADIDAE.

Lota lota

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Lota lota (burbot) See GADIDAE.

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