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burbot

/ˈbɜ(ɹ).bət/

burbot noun: a freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter.

burbot: a freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns...
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Noun

burbot (plural burbots)

  1. A freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter.
    Synonyms:
    eel-pout, lake lawyer, lawyer

burbot meaning in Tamil

burbot in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும்

Synonyms of burbot

Forms of burbot

pluralburbots

Origin of burbot

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

Questions about burbot

What does burbot mean?
Burbot means a freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter.
What is burbot in Tamil?
Burbot in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும், மீன் இனங்களில் ஒன்றாகும். See Burbot meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is burbot?
Burbot is a noun.
How do you pronounce burbot?
Burbot is pronounced /ˈbɜ(ɹ).bət/.
What is the plural of burbot?
The plural of burbot is burbots.

Words near burbot in the dictionary

  1. burbling
  2. burblings
  3. burbly
  4. burbolt
  5. burbolts
  6. burbot
  7. burbots
  8. Burbridge
  9. burbs
  10. Burbury
  11. Burburys

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Adapted from Wiktionary: burbot (page history and authors); burbot (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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