Main Entry: bur·bot

Pronunciation: \ˈbər-bət\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural burbot also burbots

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Old French borbeter to stir up mud

Date: 14th century

: a Holarctic freshwater bony fish (Lota lota) of the cod family having barbels on the nose and chin