Definition of Eelpaut
Eel"pout` (?), n. [AS.
&?;lepute.] (Zoöl.) (a) 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. (b)
A fresh-water fish, the burbot.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A marine fish of the family Zoarcidae.
- (obsolete) A yellow flower of uncertain type, possibly the eel-ware.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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