Definition of halibut Halibut
/hæˈlʌbʌt/ - [hatlubut] - hal•i•but
We found 9 definitions of halibut from 8 different sources.
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What does halibut mean?
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NounPlural: halibut |
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| halibut - marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes | ||
| holibut | ||
| flatfish any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side | ||
| halibut - lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific | ||
| flatfish any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side | ||
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Wiktionary 
- halibut (Noun)
A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- halibut (n.)
A large, northern, marine flatfish (Hippoglossus vulgaris), of the family Pleuronectidae. It often grows very large, weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important food fish.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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halibut
A flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus and the family Pleuronectidae living in the North of Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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halibut
hal′i-but, n. the largest kind of flat-fishes, in form more elongated than the flounder or the turbot.—Also Hol′ibut. [M. E. hali, holy, and butte, a flounder, plaice, the fish being much eaten on fast or holy days; cf. Dut. heilbot, Ger. heilbutt.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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halibut
A large oceanic bank fish, Hippoglossus vulgaris, weighing from 300 to 500 lbs. particularly off Newfoundland; it resembles plaice, and is excellent food, nor does it easily putrefy.
Wikipedia 
- Halibut is a kind of flatfish often used for food and living in the North Atlantic and the North Pacific oceans. The halibut from the Atlantic ocean has been overfished. It might become extinct. Fishing it is now prohibited.
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