English-Thai Dictionary
burbot
N ปลาน้ำจืดช นิดหนึ่ง plar-nam-jued-cha-nid-nueng
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BURBOT
n.[from L. 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.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BURBOT
Bur "bot, n. Etym: [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st Barb. ](Zoöl.)
Defn: A fresh-water fish of the genus Lota, having on the nose two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin. [Written also burbolt. ]
Note: The fish is also called an eelpout or ling, and is allied to the codfish. The Lota vulgaris is a common European species. An American species (L. maculosa ) is found in New England, the Great Lakes, and farther north.
New American Oxford Dictionary
burbot
bur bot |ˈbərbət ˈbərbɑt | ▶noun an elongated bottom-dwelling fish that is the only member of the cod family that lives in fresh water. It occurs in Eurasia and North America, but is almost extinct in Britain. [Lota lota, family Gadidae. ] ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French borbete, probably from borbe ‘mud, slime. ’
Oxford Dictionary
burbot
burbot |ˈbəːbət | ▶noun an elongated bottom-dwelling fish that is the only freshwater member of the cod family, occurring in Eurasia and North America but almost extinct in Britain. ●Lota lota, family Gadidae. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French borbete, probably from borbe ‘mud, slime ’.
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