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halibut
hal·i·but H0026200 (hăl′ə-bət, hŏl′-)n. pl. halibut or hal·i·buts Any of several large edible flatfishes of the genus Hippoglossus and related genera, of northern Atlantic or Pacific waters.
[Middle English : hali, holi, holy (from its being eaten on holy days); see holy + butte, flatfish (from Middle Dutch; see bhau- in Indo-European roots).]halibut (ˈhælɪbət) or holibutn, pl -buts or -but1. (Animals) the largest flatfish: a dark green North Atlantic species, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, that is a very important food fish: family Pleuronectidae2. (Animals) any of several similar and related flatfishes, such as Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Greenland halibut)[C15: from hali holy (because it was eaten on holy days) + butte flat fish, from Middle Dutch butte]hal•i•but (ˈhæl ə bət, ˈhɒl-)
n., pl. (esp. collectively) -but, (esp. for kinds or species) -buts. any of various large edible flounders, esp. of the genus Hippoglossus. [1350–1400; Middle English halybutte=haly holy + butte flat fish (< Middle Dutch); because eaten on holy days. compare Dutch heilbot] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  halibut - lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacificholibut, halibut - marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishesflatfish - sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets | | 2. | halibut - marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishesholibutflatfish - any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper sidehalibut - lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific |
Translationshalibut
halibut: see flatfishflatfish,
common name for any member of the unique and widespread order Pleuronectiformes containing over 500 species (including the flounder, halibut, plaice, sole, and turbot), 130 of which are American.
..... Click the link for more information. .halibut[′hal·ə·bət] (vertebrate zoology) Either of two large species of flatfishes in the genus Hippoglossus; commonly known as a right-eye flounder. halibut, holibut1. 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) halibut
Synonyms for halibutnoun lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or PacificRelated Wordsnoun marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern PacificSynonymsRelated Words |