Thesaurus: halibut

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1. n. 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.
2. n. lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific
3. n. marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes
4. A large, northern, marine flatfish (Hippoglossus vulgaris), of the family Pleuronectidæ. It often grows very large, weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important food fish. [Written also holibut.]
5. A large, northern, marine flatfish (Hippoglossus vulgaris), ofthe family Pleuronectidæ. It often grows very large, weighing morethan three hundred pounds. It is an important food fish. [Writtenalso holibut.]
6. n:100 n. lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific n. marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes