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# halibut

noun (a halibut, halibut or halibuts)

«halibut» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A very large flat fish that lives in cold northern seas, such as the North Atlantic and North Pacific, eaten as food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/halibut/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons about sea life, halibut are flatfish: both eyes are on one side of the head and they lie on the sea floor. In food, halibut is a white fish, served grilled, in fish and chips or fish pie. In Canada and Alaska halibut fishing is important. Phrases: halibut steak, Atlantic halibut.

### Examples

- A halibut has both eyes on one side of its head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/halibut/#x1)
- Halibut can grow longer than a grown-up person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/halibut/#x2)
- We had grilled halibut for dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/halibut/#x3)
- Fishermen in Alaska caught a huge halibut. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/halibut/#x4)
- Atlantic halibut are now protected because of overfishing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/halibut/#x5)
- Young halibut swim upright, then one eye moves across. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/halibut/#x6)

### Note

Plural usually «halibut» (like sheep), sometimes «halibuts». Pronounced HAL-i-but. It is a fish, not a mammal; do not mix it with «habit».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «halibut» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/halibut/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«halibut» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/halibut.html) on Mova free.