halibut
English
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halibut
Alternative forms
- hallibut, holibut
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
- IPA(key): /ˈhæ.lɨ.bət/, /ˈhɒ.lɨ.bət/
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.
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Derived terms
Translations
fish of genus Hippoglossus
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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaˈlʲi.but/
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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 |
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