Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Burbot \Bur"bot\, n. [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st
   {Barb}.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A fresh-water fish of the genus {Lota}, having on the nose
   two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin.
   [Written also {burbolt}.]

   Note: The fish is also called an {eelpout} or {ling}, and is
         allied to the codfish. The {Lota vulgaris} is a common
         European species. An American species ({L. maculosa})
         is found in New England, the Great Lakes, and farther
         north.