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burbot
[ bur-buht ]
noun
- a freshwater cod, Lota lota, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having an elongated body and a barbel on the chin.
burbot
/ ˈbɜːbət /
noun
- a freshwater gadoid food fish, Lota lota , that has barbels around its mouth and occurs in Europe, Asia, and North America
Word History and Origins
Origin of burbot1
Word History and Origins
Origin of burbot1
Example Sentences
In UK waters, the sturgeon and the burbot have vanished, salmon are disappearing and the European eel remains critically endangered.
Cusk are also called burbot, eelpout or “poor man’s lobster” for their flaky, sweet fillets somewhere between cod and catfish.
“The fact they took my virtual scallops to be real scallops when they were made from a base of burbot livers from Lake Geneva shows a lack of competence,” he said.
And if you’re looking for something a little more exotic, Sullivan Lake near the Canadian border offers ice fishing for burbot.
The opaline burbot, delicate in its buttery sauce, gets an earthy base from local carrots spiced with caraway.
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