单词 | halibut |
释义 | Word Frequency halibut(ˈhælɪbət) or holibut (ˈhɒlɪbət) nounWord forms: plural -buts or -but 1. the largest flatfish: a dark green North Atlantic species, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, that is a very important food fish: family Pleuronectidae 2. any of several similar and related flatfishes, such as Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Greenland halibut) Word origin C15: from hali holy (because it was eaten on holy days) + butte flat fish, from Middle Dutch butte |
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