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单词 halibut
释义 halibut
 /hal"euh beuht, hol"-/,  n.  ,  pl.   (esp. collectively) halibut, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) halibuts.
  1. either of two large flatfishes, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, of the North Atlantic, or H. stenolepis, of the North Pacific, used for food.
  2. any of various other similar flatfishes.
 Also, holibut.
 [1350-1400; ME halybutte, equiv. to haly (var. of HOLY) + butte flat fish ( < MD); so called because eaten on holy days. Compare D heilbot, G Heilbutt]
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