halibut
/ˈhælɪbət/noun
(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。
1.1
- 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.
1.2
- 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］。
词源
late Middle English: from haly 'holy' + obsolete butt 'flatfish' (because it was often eaten on holy days).