zoarces viviparus

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zoarces viviparus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Eelpout \Eel"pout`\, n. [AS. ?lepute.] (Zo["o]l.)
     (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.
         [1913 Webster]

zoarces viviparus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Zoarces viviparus
      n 1: an eelpout of northern Europe that is viviparous [syn:
           viviparous eelpout, Zoarces viviparus]