Loading..

Loading...

American Dictionary of the English Language

Dictionary Search

Burbot


BUR'BOT, noun [from Latin barbatus, so named from its beard.]

A fish of the genus Gadus, shaped like an eel, but shorter, with a flat head, and on the nose it has two small beards, and another on the chin. It is disgusting in appearance, but delicate food. It is called also eel-pout.