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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Halibut

/(hŏl"ĭ*bŭt; 277)/ · Hal·i·but · IPA /ˈhæ.lɪ.bət/
01 n. A large, northern, marine flatfish (Hippoglossus vulgaris), of the family Pleuronectidae. It often grows very large, weighing more than th…
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    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.(Zool.)