burbot

burbot — noun

1. a slender fish with a long body that lives on the bottom of cold rivers and lake

1.名詞C2
釋義

a slender fish with a long body that lives on the bottom of cold rivers and lakes across the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and North America. It belongs to the cod family and has small whisker-like growths near its mouth.

例句

Olavi pulled a two-foot-long burbot up through a hole in the ice on Lake Inari.

fishing context: caught through ice

The team caught several burbot in a net and recorded their length before releasing them.

plural unchanged; scientific field study

同義詞
  • eelpout

    informal alternative name; less precise scientifically

文法句型

a burbot / the burbot / burbot (plural)

用法筆記

The plural is also 'burbot' (no change). This fish is sometimes called 'eelpout' in informal speech.