1. Marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes
   "The fishermen caught a massive halibut weighing over 300 pounds";
   - holibut [non-standard]
    
2. Lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific
   "We ordered grilled halibut steaks for dinner"

Derived forms: halibut, halibuts

Type of: flatfish

Encyclopedia: Halibut