Definition of Halibot
Hal"i*but (h&obreve;l"&ibreve;*bŭt; 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.] (Zoöl.)
A large, northern, marine flatfish (Hippoglossus
vulgaris), of the family Pleuronectidæ. It often
grows very large, weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an
important food fish. [Written also holibut.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the floor and swims vertically.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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