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| hal·i·but [ hálləbət ] (plural hal·i·buts or hal·i·but) |
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1. large flatfish: a large flatfish. Native to: northern Atlantic, Pacific oceans. Genus Hippoglossus.
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2. halibut as food: the flesh of a halibut used as food
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| [15th century. < form of holy + dialect butt "flatfish" (< Middle Low German or Middle Dutch)] |
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