halibut

Noun

Meaning

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 dictionary

Synonyms

holibut French kissing haddock barracuda sturgeon gar dogfish cod fish bass sole carp char lamprey guppy
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Antonyms

besides furthermore strong plus boot foul
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Hypernyms

fish flatfish

Phrases with the word

common halibut lesser or greenland halibut California halibut Greenland halibut Monterey halibut japanese halibut

Examples

I 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

Close letter words and terms

Haliatus albicilla Haliburton Haliburton County halibut-liver oil halibuter halibutter