burbot

/bur-buht/US // ˈbɜr bət //UK // (ˈbɜːbət) //

土拔鼠,毛刺,毛刺鱼,土拨鼠

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural bur·bots, bur·bot.
- : a freshwater cod, Lota lota, of Europe, Asia, and North America, having an elongated body and a barbel on the chin.

The burbot and grey mullet are occasionally eaten, but they taste of mud, and are not in request.
The methy is another common fish; it is the gadus lota, or burbot, of Europe.
Marengo, however, had no such scruples, and he was wont to make several hearty meals each day upon the rejected burbot.
Pike were also taken in the net, and a species of burbot (Gadus lota).