halibut

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈhæ.lɨ.bət/, /ˈhɒ.lɨ.bət/

Noun

halibut (plural halibuts)

1. A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.

Translations

• French: flétan, elbot (Belgium)
• German: Heilbutt, Heiligbutt, Heiligenbutt, Pferdezunge, Riesenscholle
• Italian: ippoglosso
• Portuguese: hipoglosso
• Russian: па́лтус
• Spanish: fletán, pez mantequilla, hipogloso, paltus, halibut

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