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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BURBOT

From Old French bourbotte, from bourbeter to wallow in mud, from bourbe mud, probably of Celtic origin.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BURBOT

burbot  [ˈbɜːbət] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BURBOT

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conjunction
determiner
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Burbot is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BURBOT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

burbot

Burbot

The burbot or bubbot is the only gadiform freshwater fish. Also known as mariah, the lawyer, and eelpout, the burbot is closely related to the marine common ling and the cusk. It is the only member of the genus Lota.

Definition of burbot in the English dictionary

The definition of burbot in the dictionary is a freshwater gadoid food fish, Lota lota, that has barbels around its mouth and occurs in Europe, Asia, and North America.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BURBOT


abbot
ˈæbət
albert
ˈælbət
barbut
ˈbɑːbət
Cabot
ˈkæbət
Corbett
ˈkɔːbət
Cuthbert
ˈkʌθbət
Elbert
ˈɛlbət
filbert
ˈfɪlbət
gabbart
ˈɡæbət
gilbert
ˈɡɪlbət
halbert
ˈhælbət
halibut
ˈhælɪbət
Herbert
ˈhɜːbət
Hilbert
ˈhɪlbət
lambert
ˈlæmbət
Robert
ˈrɒbət
Schubert
ˈʃuːbət
sherbet
ˈʃɜːbət
talbot
ˈtɔːlbət
turbot
ˈtɜːbət

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BURBOT

burb
Burbage
Burberries
Burberry
Burberry ape
burble
burbler
burbling
burbly
Burckhardt
burdash
burden
burden of proof
burdened
burdener
burdenous
burdensome
burdizzo
burdock

WORDS THAT END LIKE BURBOT

bot
chatbot
Fox Talbot
gastrobot
jabot
Neath Port Talbot
on the bot
Port Talbot
robot
sabot
shopbot
spambot
warbot

Synonyms and antonyms of burbot in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «burbot» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BURBOT

Find out the translation of burbot to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of burbot from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «burbot» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

江鳕
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lota
570 millions of speakers

English

burbot
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

burbot
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البربوط سمك نهري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

налим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

burbot
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাগুরজাতীয় মাছ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lotte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Burbot
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Quappe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カワミンタイ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모캐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Burbot
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cá lấu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

burbot
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बरबोट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

morina cinsinden bir balık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bottatrice
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miętus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

минь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mihalțul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

burbot
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aalpuit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lake
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lake
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of burbot

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BURBOT»

The term «burbot» is regularly used and occupies the 104.144 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BURBOT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about burbot

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BURBOT»

Discover the use of burbot in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to burbot and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Abundance and Structure of Burbot Lota Lota Populations in ...
Burbot Lota lota were sampled in eight lakes and reservoirs of the Wind River that support sport fisheries.
Matthew S. Abrahamse, 2009
2
Flyfisher's Guide to Alaska
Though not a fish targeted by flyfishers, the burbot is a unique species you may wish to pursue, particularly as these fine-tasting fish occupy many Arctic waters, along with interior lakes and rivers. If you tire of catching grayling, pike, or sheefish ...
Scott Haugen, Wilson Rice, 2003
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Ken Schultz's Field Guide to Freshwater Fish
Lota lota The only freshwater member of the Gadidae family of codfish found in North America, Europe, and Asia, the burbot is often caught accidentally by anglers fishing for other species. Although it is a popular food fish in Europe, its ugly ...
Ken Schultz, 2010
4
Vitamin harvest
The raw material for this industry is a lowly fish known as the burbot. Ted Rowell, founder of the industry, discovered the burbot yields a gold mine of vitamins in the form of liver oil. Commercial fishermen, who ply their operations in Lake of the  ...
5
Reproductive Biology and Early Life History of Fishes in the ...
other debris, and vegetation.66 Young reportedly move into tributaries from lakes and larger streams.6 In Russia, burbot 40-49 mm were found in small marshes near a river into which they were carried during downstream movement by spring  ...
Robert Wallus, Thomas P. Simon, 2006
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Migration of Freshwater Fishes
Immature and adult burbot Lota lota are found in fresh and brackish water environments (Morin et al. 1980; Hudd & Lehtonen 1987) but spawning is in fresh water. Burbot tagged with Carlin tags in the Gulf of Bothnia and Gulf of Finland were ...
Martyn Lucas, Etienne Baras, 2008
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Freshwater Fishes of the Northeastern United States: A Field ...
The tomcod, however, has 3 dorsal fins and 2 anal fins, making it unique among any fish you might encounter in freshwater and easily distinguished from a burbot . Life History. Burbot spawn under the ice at night in the winter. They spawn ...
Robert G. Werner, 2004
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Freshwater Fishes of British Columbia (The)
Distribution Life History Native DistriButioN The burbot is one of the most widely distributed freshwater fish in the Northern Hemisphere. Their natural range extends from the British Isles (where they are now almost extirpated) eastward across ...
J. D. McPhail, 2007
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Fishing Saskatchewan: An Angler's Guide to Provincial Waters
end of the attractiveness scale. l A freshwater member of the __,__ _ _ TIM HAISTROM/SASKATCHEWAN ENVIRONMENT cod family, the burbot IS also known as ling, ling cod, maria, black maria, loche (its French Canadian name) and methy ...
Michael Snook, 2004
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Notes on Fishing, and Selected Fishing Prose and Poetry
Sergeĭ Timofeevich Aksakov. BURBOT The burbot121 inhabits small spring-fed streams and all large rivers, flowing ponds and lakes that have good, clean water .122 He too belongs to the race of predatory fish, for he primarily feeds on small ...
Sergeĭ Timofeevich Aksakov, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BURBOT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term burbot is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The decline of the 'disgusting' burbot
Mary Colwell speaks up for the burbot. "When you are furry, when you're lovable, you often fare better in people's interests than if you're bald ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
2
Fighting against the burbot battle
If you follow this column you will have read about “burbot,” a species illegally introduced into Flaming Gorge Reservoir which continues to play ... «Daily Herald, Jul 15»
3
EPA: Brook trout, salmon could fade from park by 2100
Warmer waters could affect brook trout, landlocked salmon, sculpins, burbot and round whitefish, said Lori Severino, a public information officer ... «Lake Placid News, Jul 15»
4
Fisheries Act Convictions For Discharging Drinking Water
The North Saskatchewan River has the highest diversity of fish species of any river in Alberta, including burbot, mountain whitefish, walleye, ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jul 15»
5
Lake Michigan Charter Boat Fishing is as Fun as Ever
“They're a cold-water fish. All cold-water fish are good; people love whitefish. People love burbot. There aren't very many cold-water fish that ... «OutdoorHub, Jun 15»
6
Gwizdz: Lake Michigan still a good catch
“They're a cold-water fish. All cold-water fish are good; people love whitefish. People love burbot. There aren't very many cold-water fish that ... «Lansing State Journal, Jun 15»
7
Bob Gwizdz: Trading lake trout for salmon
“They're a cold-water fish. All cold-water fish are good; people love whitefish. People love burbot. There aren't very many cold-water fish that ... «Traverse City Record Eagle, Jun 15»
8
Canadian Museum of Nature unveils ancient limbed fish fossil
The name Tiktaalik comes from a word in the Inuktitut language for the burbot, a serpent-like freshwater fish. The name was supplied by Inuit ... «CBC.ca, Jun 15»
9
Local government has an important role for water quality protection …
Within days, logperch, darters, sunfish, bass, burbot, pike and even walleye and muskellunge had also entered the complex network of the ... «Michigan State University Extension, Jun 15»
10
Lake Erie Sea Lamprey Population Swells to an Estimated 15000
“They prey upon primarily cold-water fish species—so lake trout, burbot, salmonids in particular—and they rasp a hole in the side of the fish. «WDET, Jun 15»

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