Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "burbot" wani nau'in kifi ne na ruwa mai tsabta (Lota lota) wanda ake samuwa a arewacin Arewacin Amirka, Turai, da Asiya. Yana da tsayi, siriri jiki kuma yawanci launin ruwan kasa ne ko kore. Hakanan ana san shi da wasu sunaye da yawa, gami da eelpout, lauya, ling, da cusk.
