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burbot

/ˈbɜ(ɹ).bət/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French barbote, from Latin barba (“a beard”). Displaced native eelpout.

noun burbots

A freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter.
Similar: eel-pout, lake lawyer, lawyer

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noun a freshwater fish: Lota lota

Español	lota
한국어	모오케 mooke
中文	江鱈 /江鳕 jiāngxuě, 山鯰魚 /山鲶鱼 shānniányú, 花鯰魚 /花鲶鱼 huāniányú
Français	lote, lotte
Deutsch	Quappe, Aalquappe, Trüsche
Italiano	bottatrice
Ελληνικά	λότα η ποταμία lóta i potamía
Русский	нали́м nalím

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@misc{burbot_2026,
  title = {burbot},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/burbot},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}