polymath 361

[mrcroft]

one of a group of mammals typically having a small size
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small broad-headed fish living in cold seas e-l-o-- (7 letters)

[teacher1]

eelpout

[mrcroft]

eelpout defines as a burbot which is a freshwater fish, unless you know different it must be something else. cheers teacher

[teacher1]

No. Not sure. It's the only thing that would fit. Sorry if it's not correct. In my Collins it says a marine eel - like fish. It also gives a second definition as another name for a burbot.

[tringer]

Group of mammals Microsthene

[mjd]

The dictionary on my powerbook gives this definition for eelpout

eelpout |?i?lpa?t| noun a fish of cool or cold seas, having a broad head with thick lips and an elongated body with the dorsal and anal fins continuous with the tail. � Family Zoarcidae: numerous genera and species, including the widely distributed northern European viviparous blenny ( Zoarces viviparus).ORIGIN Old English ?lep?ta (see eel , pout 2 ).