halibut
A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and…A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.
» I had the halibut.
Meaning
1 sensesA large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.
Heilbutt, Heiligbutt, Heiligenbutt
па́лтусpáltus
па́лтусpáltus
- marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes
- lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific
Examples
4 sentencesI had the halibut.
They eat half of the world's halibut.
Harry likes halibut.
Halibut are fish.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English halibut, equivalent to holy + butt (“flatfish”), since the fish was ofFrom Middle English halibut, equivalent to holy + butt (“flatfish”), since the fish was often eaten on holy days. Cognate with Dutch heilbot, German Heiligbutt, Heilbutt, Heilbutte, Danish helleflynder, Swedish helgeflundra, and Norwegian Nynorsk hellefisk.
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Forms
plural: halibuts / halibutSynonyms
1 synonyms- marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes:holibut
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular