Definitions for "Burbot"
Keywords:  lota, cod, eelpout, ling, freshwater
A fresh-water fish of the genus Lota, having on the nose two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin.
elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth
A cod fish ( Lota lota) of deep, cold northern waters and the only exclusively freshwater species of the codfish family, Gadidae. Spawns under the ice in winter. Also known as Eelpout or Ling. Awâssi or awâssissi in the Ojibwe.