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eelpout

[ eel-pout ]

noun

  1. any fish of the family Zoarcidae, especially Zoarces viviparus, of Europe.
  2. the burbot.


eelpout

/ ˈːˌ貹ʊ /

noun

  1. any marine eel-like blennioid fish of the family Zoarcidae, such as Zoarces viviparus ( viviparous eelpout or blenny )
  2. another name for burbot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of eelpout1

before 1000; Old English ǣūٱ (not recorded in ME); eel, pout 2
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of eelpout1

Old English ǣūٱ; related to Middle Dutch aalpuit
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Generalists in their diet, whistle pigs thrive on blackbelly eelpouts, an abundant fish that thrives in Puget Sound, along with any other shiny little fish: herring, sand lance and all the rest.

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Cusk are also called burbot, eelpout or “poor man’s lobster” for their flaky, sweet fillets somewhere between cod and catfish.

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He wondered whether they might have been glossing over other issues, such as the unpredictability of the weather and the state’s plans to impose limits on how many eelpout anglers can catch.

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Deep-sea octopus, eelpouts and bone-eating Osedax worms were spotted feeding on a whale carcass on the sea bed off the coast of California.

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Deep-sea octopus, eelpouts and bone-eating Osedax worms were spotted feeding on a whale’s carcass on the sea bed off the coast of California.

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