eelpout

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Definition of eelpout in English English dictionary: Any fish of the family Zoarcidae; A yellow flower of uncertain type, possibly the eel-ware; {n} the burbot, a thick kind of eel; anguillaris, called also mutton fish, and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel; Also, an American species Z; A marine fish of the family Zoarcidae; elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth; A fresh-water fish, the burbot; Both are edible, but of little value; {i} fish that resembles an eel; any marine fishes that live at the bottom of the sea of the family Zoarcidae; burbot; marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas; A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel
viviparous eelpout: A fish in the family Zoarcidae, Zoarces viviparus
The eelpout: eelmother
viviparous eelpout: an eelpout of northern Europe that is viviparous

eelpout

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eel·pout

ilpaut

/ˈēlpˌout/ /ˈiːlpˌaʊt/

[ -"paut ] (noun.) before 12th century. Old English ǣlepūte (eel + pout)

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