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Definition of 'Halibut'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) halibut
any of various large edible flounders, esp. of the genus
Hippoglossus .

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME halybutte=halyholy+butte flat fish (< MD); because eaten on holy days. Cf. D heilbot)

Definition of 'Halibut'

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1. (noun) halibut
lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific

2. (noun) halibut, holibut
marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes

Definition of 'Halibut'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Halibut
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

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