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hal·i·but 
[hal-uh-buht, hol-] Pronunciation Key
[hal-uh-buht, hol-] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural (especially collectively) -but, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -buts.
) -but, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) -buts. | 1. | either of two large flatfishes, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, of the North Atlantic, or H. stenolepis, of the North Pacific, used for food. |
| 2. | any of various other similar flatfishes. |
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| hal·i·but
(hāl'ə-bət, hŏl'-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. halibut or hal·i·buts Any of several large edible flatfishes of the genus Hippoglossus and related genera, of northern Atlantic or Pacific waters. [Middle English : hali, holi, holy (from its being eaten on holy days); see holy + butte, flatfish (from Middle Dutch; see bhau- in Indo-European roots).] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
halibut
halibut
1396, from hali "holy" + butte "flatfish;" supposedly so called from its being eaten on holy days (cf. cognate Du. heilbot, Low Ger. heilbutt, Swed. helgeflundra, Dan. helleflynder). The second element is a general Gmc. name applied to various kinds of flat fishes; cf. O.Swed. but "flatfish," M.E. butt (c.1300), perhaps ult. from PIE *bhauh- "to strike."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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 |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Halibut Cove, AK (CDP, FIPS 31270) Location: 59.58722 N, 151.23766 W
Population (1990): 78 (93 housing units)
Area: 18.6 sq km (land), 12.0 sq km (water)
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.]
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