HALIBUT


Meaning of HALIBUT in English

n. (also holibut) (pl. same) a large marine flat-fish, Hippoglossus vulgaris, used as food.

[ ME f. haly HOLY + BUTT(3) flat-fish, perh. because eaten on holy days ]

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