atlantic halibut

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   largest United States flatfish

   SynonymsHippoglossus hippoglossus

   Broaderrighteye flounder

Questions about atlantic halibut

What does atlantic halibut mean?

atlantic halibut means "largest United States flatfish".

What is another word for atlantic halibut?

Close synonyms include Hippoglossus hippoglossus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is atlantic halibut a common word?

atlantic halibut is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.