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Meaning of Halibut | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈhæ.lɪ.bət

Definitions

A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.

Equivalents

العربية القفندر هَلْبُوت
Čeština platýs
Deutsch Heilbutt Heiligbutt Heiligenbutt Pferdezunge Riesenscholle
Español fletán halibut hipogloso paltus pez mantequilla
Suomi ruijanpallas
Français elbot flétan halibut
Gaeilge haileabó
Gàidhlig bradan-leathann pacach-cearr
Íslenska flyðra heilagfiski lúða
Italiano fletano halibut ippoglosso
日本語 おひょう 大鮃
한국어 광어 넙치
Nederlands heilbot
Polski halibut kulbak
Português alabote halibute hipoglosso
Русский палтус
Svenska hälleflundra helgeflundra
Українська палтус

Examples

“[...] she frowned a displeased frown and told me for heaven's sake to stop goggling like a dead halibut.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

halibuter Halibuts halibutt Halicarnassan Halicarnassian Halicarnassus

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