holibut
n . 大比目鱼
大比目鱼
holibut n 1 :
marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific ;
the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes [
synonym : {
halibut }, {
holibut }]
Halibut \
Hal "
i *
but \ (
h [
o ^]
l "[
i ^]*
b [
u ^]
t ;
277 ),
n . [
OE .
hali holy but ,
butte ,
flounder ;
akin to D .
bot ,
G .
butte ;
cf .
D .
heilbot ,
G .
heilbutt .
So named as being eaten on holidays .
See {
Holy }, {
Holiday }.] (
Zool .)
A large ,
northern ,
marine flatfish ({
Hippoglossus vulgaris }),
of the family {
Pleuronectid [
ae ]}.
It often grows very large ,
weighing more than three hundred pounds .
It is an important food fish . [
Written also {
holibut }.]
[
1913 Webster ]
Holibut \
Hol "
i *
but \,
n . (
Zool .)
See {
Halibut }.
[
1913 Webster ]
安装中文字典英文字典查询工具! 中文字典英文字典工具:
复制到剪贴板
英文字典中文字典相关资料: