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Atlantic halibut

Atlantic halibut noun: a species of halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus), a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae.

atlantic halibut: a species of halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus), a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae
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Noun

Atlantic halibut (plural Atlantic halibuts or Atlantic halibut)

  1. A species of halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus), a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae.

Forms of Atlantic halibut

pluralAtlantic halibuts
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Questions about Atlantic halibut

What does Atlantic halibut mean?
Atlantic halibut means a species of halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus), a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae.
What part of speech is Atlantic halibut?
Atlantic halibut is a noun.
What is the plural of Atlantic halibut?
The plural of Atlantic halibut is Atlantic halibuts.

Words near Atlantic halibut in the dictionary

  1. Atlantic diets
  2. Atlantic Flyway
  3. Atlantic Forest
  4. Atlantic ghost crab
  5. Atlantic ghost crabs
  6. Atlantic halibut
  7. Atlantic halibuts
  8. Atlantic herring
  9. Atlantic herrings
  10. Atlantic Highlands
  11. Atlantic hookear sculpin

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