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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) eelpout
any fish of the family Zoarcidae, esp. Zoarces viviparus, of Europe.

Etymology: (bef. 1000)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) eelpout, pout
marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas

2. (noun) burbot, eelpout, ling, cusk, Lota lota
elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) eelpout
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

2. (noun) eelpout
a fresh-water fish, the burbot

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