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Holibut
see synonyms of holibutNoun
1. halibut, holibut
marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes
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Holibut
see synonyms of holibutnoun plural -buts or -but
1.
the largest flatfish: a dark green North Atlantic species, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, that is a very important food fish: family Pleuronectidae
2.
any of several similar and related flatfishes, such as Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Greenland halibut)
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Holibut
see synonyms of holibut nounWord forms: plural ˈhalibut or ˈhalibuts
any of a genus (Hippoglossus, family Pleuronectidae) of large, edible flounders found in northern seas, esp. the Atlantic species (H. hippoglossus), which may exceed 45 kg (c. 100 lb)
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