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Halibut

Halibut Meaning & Definition
Halibut Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Halibut?

[n] marine food fish of North Atlantic or North Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes
[n] lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific

Synonyms | Synonyms for Halibut: holibut

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See Also | flatfish | flatfish | halibut | halibut | holibut

Halibut In Webster's Dictionary

\Hal"i*but\ (?;277), n. [OE. hali holy + but, butte, flounder; akin to D. bot, G. butte; cf. D. heilbot, G. heilbutt. So named as being eaten on holidays. See {Holy}, {Holiday}.] (Zo["o]l.) A large, northern, marine flatfish ({Hippoglossus vulgaris}), of the family {Pleuronectid[ae]}. It often grows very large, weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important food fish. [Written also {holibut}.]

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