halibut

halibut
[ˈhalɪbət]
(复同单)
  1. a northern marine fish which is the largest of the flatfishes and important as a food fish
    庸鲽，大比目鱼。 参见 Greenland halibut
  2. Genus Hippoglossus, family Pleuronectidae: H. hippoglossus of the Atlantic and H. stenolepis of the Pacific
    庸鲽属，鲽科：大西洋的庸鲽和太平洋的狭鳞庸鲽 参见 Greenland halibut
    ■used in names of large edible flatfishes of other families, e.g. Queensland halibut
    [用于其他科的可食用的大型比目鱼的名称中，例如Queensland halibut]
语源
  1. late Middle English: from haly 'holy' + obsolete butt 'flatfish' (because it was often eaten on holy days)
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