What does "burbot" mean?

A freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter.

What is a synonym for "burbot"?

Common synonyms include: eelpout, ling, cusk, edible fish, fish, food fish.

/ˈbɜ(ɹ).bət/ noun

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Noun

1
A freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter.
2
elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth wordnet

"The burbot is a valued food fish."

Borrowed from French barbote, from Latin barba (“a beard”). Displaced native eelpout.