ETYM French barbote, from barbe beard. Related to Barb.
Elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth; SYN. eelpout, ling, cusk, Lota lota.
Long, slender, freshwater fish of cod family; eel-pout.
Long, rounded fish Lota lota of the cod family, the only one living entirely in fresh water. Up to 1 m/3 ft long, it lives on the bottom of clear lakes and rivers, often in holes or under rocks, throughout Europe, Asia, and North America.
1. Flesh of a lean-fleshed cod-like fish of North Atlantic waters.
2. Large edible marine fish of northern coastal waters; related to cod; SYN. torsk, Brosme brosme.
ETYM AS. oelepute.
Marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas; SYN. pout.
Something unfinished or immature; unfledged bird