[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

halibut \hal"ibut\ ho^l"i^bu^t; 277, n. oe. hali holy
   + but, butte, flounder; akin to d. bot, g. butte; cf. d.
   heilbot, g. heilbutt. so named as being eaten on holidays.
   see holy, holiday. zool.
   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. written also holibut.
   1913 webster
see also:
holy holiday hippoglossus vulgaris pleuronectidae holibut 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

halibut
     n 1: lean flesh of very large flatfish of atlantic or pacific
     2: marine food fish of the northern atlantic or northern
        pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest
        teleost fishes syn: holibut
see also:
holibut 

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