halibut
pronunciation
How to pronounce halibut in British English:
UK [ˈhælɪbət]
How to pronounce halibut in American English:
US [ˈhæləbət, ˈhɑl-]
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- Noun:
- lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific
- marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes
Word Origin
- halibut
- halibut: see turbot
- halibut (n.)
- large flatfish, early 15c., perhaps from hali "holy" (see holy) + butte "flatfish;" supposedly so called from its being eaten on holy days (compare cognate Dutch heilbot, Low German heilbutt, Swedish helgeflundra, Danish helleflynder). For second element see butt (n.4).
Example
- 1. Halibut have made a comeback in alaska .
- 2. Like most other fisheries in the world , alaska 's halibut fishery was overexploited-despite the efforts of managers
- 3. Why it 's bad : this group of fish includes flounder , sole , and halibut that are caught off the atlantic coast .
- 4. Even more important , laidre says , narwhals beneath the pane of ice enjoy almost exclusive access to prey-particularly greenlandic halibut , which may be why they are such gluttons in winter .
- 5. In truth , most groundfishermen-who catch fish like cod , haddock , halibut , hake and pollock-have already disappeared , along with their catch .