halibut

[HalĀ·i*but]

Marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes

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A large, northern, marine flatfish (Hippoglossus vulgaris), of the family Pleuronectid'91. It often grows very large, weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important food fish.

Noun
marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes

Noun
lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific


n.
A large, northern, marine flatfish (Hippoglossus vulgaris), of the family Pleuronectidae. It often grows very large, weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important food fish.


Halibut

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'94l.) A large, northern, marine flatfish (Hippoglossus vulgaris), of the family Pleuronectid'91. It often grows very large, weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important food fish. [Written also holibut.]

A large, northern, marine flatfish (Hippoglossus vulgaris), of the family Pleuronectid'91. It often grows very large, weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important food fish.

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