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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