Noun
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.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI have a face that is a cross between two pounds of halibut and an explosion in an old clothes closet. David Niven
I do love fish, and I thought it was healthy without understanding the high mercury levels that fish like tuna, swordfish and halibut can contain. Penny Lancaster
All around the coast, the harvesting of fish (including cod, herring, halibut, and other cold water species) was an important supplement to farming and was in many areas in the north and west the primary household subsistence. Source: Internet
Although he finds all fish and shellfish high in nutritive value, Alpert particularly recommends oily fish from northern oceans, including Alaskan halibut, anchovies, mackerel, salmon, sardines and tuna, all of which are high in omega-3 fatty acids. Source: Internet
ABOVE: Devon Jones fillets a halibut, with Dorcy Hatmaker in the background, at the Sitka Salmon Shares plant. Source: Internet
Narwhals from Canada and West Greenland winter regularly in the pack ice of Davis Strait and Baffin Bay along the continental slope with less than 5% open water and high densities of Greenland halibut. Source: Internet