Common name of Hippoglossus hippoglossus
 
Common name Halibut
Language Spanish
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Spain
Locality
Ref. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 1990
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks From Middle English halybutte, i.e., haly = holy + butte = flatfish because it was frequently eaten on holy days and days of abstinence.
 
Entered by Cruz, Tess
Modified by Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G.
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