halibut
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halibut
- /ˈhæ.lɪ.bət/
- /ˈhɒ.lɪ.bət/
Where it comes from
From 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.
noun halibuts · halibut · hallibut · holibut · halibutt · holibutt
- A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically. [...] she frowned a displeased frown and told me for heaven's sake to stop goggling like a dead halibut.
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noun flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus
| Español | fletán, pez mantequilla, hipogloso, paltus, halibut |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | オヒョウ ohyō, 大鮃 ohyō |
| 中文 | 大比目魚 /大比目鱼 dàbǐmùyú |
| Português | hipoglosso, halibute, alabote |
| Français | flétan, elbot |
| Deutsch | Heilbutt, Heiligbutt, Heiligenbutt, Pferdezunge, Riesenscholle |
| Italiano | halibut, ippoglosso, fletano |
| Română | cambulă, limbă-de-cal, calcan-sfânt |
| Русский | па́лтус páltus |
| العربية | هَلْبُوت halbūt |
Talk about this word "halibut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/halibut. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. halibut. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/halibut "halibut." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/halibut.Cite this
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title = {halibut},
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