eelpout

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈiːlˌpaʊt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ēl′pout′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
eel•pout  (ēl′pout′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fishany fish of the family Zoarcidae, esp. Zoarces viviparus, of Europe.
  2. Fishthe burbot.
  • bef. 1000; Old English ǣlepūte (not recorded in Middle English); see eel, pout2

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
eelpout / ˈiːlˌpaʊt/
  1. any marine eel-like blennioid fish of the family Zoarcidae, such as Zoarces viviparus (viviparous eelpout or blenny)
  2. another name for burbot
Etymology: Old English ǣlepūte; related to Middle Dutch aalpuit
'eelpout' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
fish doctor - ocean pout - pout

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