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holibut
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holibut
(gcide) | Halibut \Hal"i*but\ (h[o^]l"[i^]*b[u^]t; 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.] (Zool.)
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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Holibut
(gcide) | Holibut \Hol"i*but\, n. (Zool.)
See Halibut.
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holibut
(wn) | holibut
n 1: marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern
Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest
teleost fishes [syn: halibut, holibut] |
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Holibut
(gcide) | Halibut \Hal"i*but\ (h[o^]l"[i^]*b[u^]t; 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.] (Zool.)
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.]
[1913 Webster]Holibut \Hol"i*but\, n. (Zool.)
See Halibut.
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