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Definition: Hippoglossus vulgaris
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.] (Zo["o]l.)
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]
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