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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EE'LPOUT,n. A species of Gadus, somewhat resembling an eel, but shorter in proportion, seldom exceeding a foot in length. It is a delicate fish.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas [syn: eelpout, pout]
2: elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth [syn: burbot, eelpout, ling, cusk, Lota lota]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: before 12th century 1. any of various elongate tapered marine fishes (family Zoarcidae) usually living on the bottom of cold seas 2. burbot

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 any fish of the family Zoarcidae, with slender body and dorsal and anal fins meeting to fuse with the tail. Also called POUT(2). 2 = BURBOT. Etymology: OE æleputa (as EEL, POUT(2))

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Eelpout Eel"pout`, n. [AS. ?lepute.] (Zo["o]l.) (a) A European fish (Zoarces viviparus), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also greenbone, guffer, bard, and Maroona eel. Also, an American species (Z. anguillaris), -- called also mutton fish, and, erroneously, congo eel, ling, and lamper eel. Both are edible, but of little value. (b) A fresh-water fish, the burbot.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Burbot Bur"bot, n. [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st Barb.] (Zo["o]l.) A fresh-water fish of the genus Lota, having on the nose two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin. [Written also burbolt.] Note: The fish is also called an eelpout or ling, and is allied to the codfish. The Lota vulgaris is a common European species. An American species (L. maculosa) is found in New England, the Great Lakes, and farther north.