Eelpout
Eelpout , noun
[Anglo-Saxon {not transcribed}lepute.]
(a)
(Zoology) 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)
(Zoology) A fresh-water fish, the burbot.