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Halibut \Hal"i*but\ (h[o^]l"[i^]*b[u^]t; 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.]
(Zool.)
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.]
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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halibut noun
1: lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific
2: marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern
Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest
teleost fishes [syn: holibut]
Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
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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["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.]
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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