halibut

noun
🔊/ˈhælɪbət/
🔊/ˈhælɪbət/
[countable, uncountable]
(plural halibut)
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  1. a large flat sea fish that is used for food圣日比目鱼,大比目鱼(可食用)Topics Fish and shellfishc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from haly ‘holy’ + obsolete butt ‘flatfish’ (because it was often eaten on holy days).