Halibut Definition

hălə-bət, hŏl-
halibuts
noun
Any of a genus (Hippoglossus, family Pleuronectidae) of large, edible flounders found in northern seas, esp. the Atlantic species (H. hippoglossus), which may exceed 45 kg (c. 100 lb)
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
halibut
Plural:
halibuts

Origin of Halibut

  • Middle English hali, holi holy (from its being eaten on holy days) holy butte flatfish (from Middle Dutch bhau- in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English haly (“holy”) + obsolete butt (“flatfish”), since the fish was often eaten on holy days.

    From Wiktionary

Halibut Sentence Examples

  • The take of halibut is increasing steadily.

  • Large quantities of herring, plaice and halibut are also taken.

  • There are also important fisheries for cod, caplin, halibut, red fish (Sebastes) and nepisak (Cyclopterus lumpus); a shark (Somniosus microcephalus) is taken for the oil from its liver; and sea-trout are found in the streams and small lakes of the south.

  • Though fruit-trees will not bear there is an abundance of edible berries; the rivers and lakes abound with trout, perch, pike and other fish, and in the lower waters with salmon; and the cod, herring, halibut and Greenland shark in the northern seas attract numerous Norwegian and Russian fishermen.

  • Mackerel was a relatively unimportant catch until about 1821, and since then has been an important but unstable return; halibut fishing has been vigorously pursued since about 1836 and herring since about 1856.

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Words Starting With

HHAHAL

Words Ending With

TUTBUT

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