halibut
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English *halibutt, equivalent to holy + but (“flatfish”), since the fish was often eaten on holy days. Compare Dutch heilbot, German Heiligbutt, Heilbutt, Heilbutte. Compare also Danish helleflynder, Swedish helgeflundra.
Pronunciation
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.
Derived terms
- Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus)
- Pacific halibut (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
Translations
fish of genus Hippoglossus
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Further reading
- halibut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hippoglossus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
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Declension
Declension of halibut
singular | plural | |
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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)
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