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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)
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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
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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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