Meaning of EELPOUT
| Pronunciation: | | 'eel`pawt
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- [n] elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
- [n] marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas
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| | Synonyms: | | burbot, cusk, ling, Lota lota, pout |
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| | See Also: | | blennioid, blennioid fish, cod, codfish, family Zoarcidae, fish doctor, Gymnelis viridis, Macrozoarces americanus, ocean pout, viviparous eelpout, Zoarces viviparus, Zoarcidae | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Eel"pout`\, n. [AS. ?lepute.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A European fish ({Zoarces viviparus}), remarkable for
producing living young; -- called also {greenbone},
{guffer}, {bard}, and {Maroona eel}. Also, an American
species ({Z. anguillaris}), -- called also {mutton fish},
and, erroneously, {congo eel}, {ling}, and {lamper eel}.
Both are edible, but of little value.
(b) A fresh-water fish, the burbot.
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