Hypertext Webster Gateway: "eelpout"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Eelpout \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Burbot \Bur"bot\, n. [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st
{Barb}.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
eelpout
n 1: marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern
seas [syn: {pout}]
2: elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and
North America having barbels around its mouth [syn: {burbot},
{ling}, {cusk}, {Lota lota}]
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