Guffer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Guffer \Guf"fer\, n. (Zool.)
     The eelpout; guffer eel.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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]