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Showing words for HALIBUT using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Halibut

halibut

6 Letter Words for Halibut

bliaut, thulia

5 Letter Words for Halibut

bahut, baith, balti, balut, bhalu, built, habit, hault, hibla, hutia, laith, lathi, tahil, tubal

4 Letter Words for Halibut

abit, abut, aith, aitu, atli, auth, baht, bail, bait, bali, balu, bath, baul, bhat, bhut, blah, blat, blit, bual, buat, buhl, bult, habu, hail, hait, halt, haul, haut, hila, hilt, huia, hula, ilth, ital, lahu, lait, lath, lati, lith, litu, luba, luit, tabi, tail, tali, thai, tuba, tula, ulta, utah, utai, util

3 Letter Words for Halibut

abl, abt, abu, ahi, ahu, ail, ait, alb, alt, auh, aul, bah, bai, bal, bat, bit, blt, btl, btu, bul, but, hab, hat, hau, hia, hit, hub, hui, hut, iba, ita, lab, lah, lai, lat, lhb, lib, lit, lub, lut, tab, tai, tal, tau, tha, thb, tib, til, tiu, tua, tub, tui, ubi, uit, ula, ult, uta, uti

Definitions for Halibut

[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.
[3] the largest flatfish: a dark green North Atlantic species, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, that is a very important food fish: family Pleuronectidae
[4] any of several similar and related flatfishes, such as Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Greenland halibut )

Words nearby Halibut

halftone, halfway, halfway house, halfwit, hali-, halibut, halicarnassian, halicarnassus, halicot, halide, halidom

Origin of Halibut

1350–1400; Middle English halybutte, equivalent to haly (variant of holy) + butte flat fish (< MD); so called because eaten on holy days. Compare Dutch heilbot, German Heilbutt

Word origin for Halibut

C15: from hali holy (because it was eaten on holy days) + butte flat fish, from Middle Dutch butte