Halibut

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  • noun. Any of several large edible flatfishes of the genus Hippoglossus and related genera, of northern Atlantic or Pacific waters.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A fish of the genus Hippoglossus, H. vulgaris, and the largest species of the flatfish family or Pleuronectidæ.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A large, northern, marine flatfish (Hippoglossus vulgaris), of the family Pleuronectidæ. It often grows very large, weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important food fish.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.
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  • noun. marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes
  • noun. lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific
  • Word Usage
    "Chef Michelle removing seared halibut from the pan."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    flatfish  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bluefish  catfish  cod  codfish  grouper  
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    holibut