Halibut

Hal′i-but

(hŏl′ĭ-bŭt; 277)

,

Noun.

[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

.]

(Zool.)

A large, northern, marine flatfish (

Hippoglossus vulgaris

), of the family

Pleuronectidae

. It often grows very large, weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important food fish.

[Written also

holibut

.]

Halibut

HAL'IBUT

,

Noun.

A fish of the genus Pleuronectes, and order of Thoracics. This fish has a compressed body, one side resembling the back, the other the belly; and both eyes on the same side of the head. It grows to a great size; some to the weight of 300 or 400 pounds. It forms an article of food, and some parts of the body are fat, tender and delicious. This fish swims on its side, and hence the name of the genus.

halibut

English

halibut

Noun

halibut ‎(plural halibuts or halibut)

A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.
- 1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter IV:
  [...] she frowned a displeased frown and told me for heaven's sake to stop goggling like a dead halibut.

Translations

fish of genus Hippoglossus

Belarusian: па́лтус m ‎(páltus)
Bulgarian: камбала f ‎(kambala)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 大比目魚 (zh), 大比目鱼 (zh) ‎(dàbǐmùyú)
Czech: platýz m
Danish: helleflynder
Dutch: heilbot (nl) m
Faroese: kalvi (fo)
Finnish: ruijanpallas
French: flétan (fr) m, elbot (fr) m (Belgium)
Galician: fletán m
German: Heilbutt (de) m, Heiligbutt m, Heiligenbutt m, Pferdezunge, Riesenscholle
Icelandic: lúða (is) f, heilagfiski m, flyðra (is) f
Irish: haileabó m
Italian: ippoglosso m
Japanese: オヒョウ ‎(ohyō), 大鮃 ‎(おひょう, ohyō)

Malay: halibut
Nootka: p̕uuʔi
Northern Sami: bálddis
Norwegian:

Bokmål: kveite m, f, hellefisk m

Nynorsk: kveite f, hellefisk m
Polish: halibut (pl) m
Portuguese: hipoglosso m
Romanian: cambulă (ro) f, limbă-de-cal f, calcan-sfânt m
Russian: па́лтус (ru) m ‎(páltus)
Scottish Gaelic: bradan-leathann m, pacach-cearr
Spanish: fletán (es) m, pez mantequilla m, hipogloso m, paltus m, halibut (es) m
Swedish: ^{(please verify)}hälleflundra, ^{(please verify)}helgeflundra
Ukrainian: па́лтус m ‎(páltus)
Volapük: holbut

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

halibut m anim

halibut

Declension

declension of halibut

	singular	plural
nominative	halibut	halibuty
genitive	halibuta	halibutów
dative	halibutowi	halibutom
accusative	halibuta	halibuty
instrumental	halibutem	halibutami
locative	halibucie	halibutach
vocative	halibucie	halibuty

Spanish

Noun

halibut m ‎(plural halibuts)

halibut

Synonyms

fletán

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Webster 1913 Edition

Halibut

Hal′i-but

Webster 1828 Edition

Halibut

HAL'IBUT

Definition 2024

halibut

halibut

English

Noun

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Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Spanish

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