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单词 holibut
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hol•i•but  (holə bət),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -but,  (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -buts. 
  1. Fishhalibut.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
hal•i•but /ˈhæləbət, ˈhɑl-/USA pronunciation   n., pl. (esp. when thought of as a group) -but, (esp. for kinds or species) -buts. 
  1. Fishany of various large flounders used for food.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
hal•i•but  (halə bət, hol-),USA pronunciation n., pl. (esp. collectively) -but,  (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) -buts. 
  1. Fisheither of two large flatfishes, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, of the North Atlantic, or H. stenolepis, of the North Pacific, used for food.
  2. Fishany of various other similar flatfishes.
Also, holibut. 
  • Middle Dutch); so called because eaten on holy days. Compare Dutch heilbot, German Heilbutt
  • Middle English halybutte, equivalent. to haly (variant of holy) + butte flat fish (1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
halibut /ˈhælɪbət/, holibut /ˈhɒlɪbət/ n ( pl -buts, -but)
  1. the largest flatfish: a dark green North Atlantic species, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, that is a very important food fish: family Pleuronectidae
Etymology: 15th Century: from hali holy (because it was eaten on holy days) + butte flat fish, from Middle Dutch butte
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