halibut
Meaning of halibut
noun
a northern marine fish which is the largest of the flatfishes and important as a food fish.
late Middle English: from haly ‘holy’ + obsolete butt ‘flatfish’ (because it was often eaten on holy days).
Information about halibut
- It is a name.
- The plural form of halibut is: halibuts.
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CatalanHyphenation of halibut
hal-ibut
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- halibut is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
halibut synonyms
Meaning holibut:
Translation of halibut
- French: flétan
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