burbot vs eelpout

burbot and eelpout both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
burbot	Yes	No	No	No
eelpout	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, burbot and eelpout are synonyms defined as:

burbot and eelpout: elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth

Other synonyms of burbot include cusk, ling, Lota lota.

burbot (noun)	eelpout (noun)
elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth	marine eellike mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas
	elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth