Definition of Hippoglossus hippoglossus

1. Noun. Largest United States flatfish.

Exact synonyms: Atlantic Halibut
Generic synonyms: Righteye Flounder, Righteyed Flounder

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hippoglossus Hippoglossus

Hippoboscidae
Hippocastanaceae
Hippocrates
Hippocrates of Cos
Hippocratic
Hippocratic oath
Hippocratic oaths
Hippocratism
Hippocrepis
Hippocrepis comosa
Hippodamia
Hippodamia convergens
Hippoglossoides
Hippoglossoides platessoides
Hippoglossus
Hippoglossus hippoglossus (current term)
Hippoglossus stenolepsis
Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamus amphibius
Hipposideridae
Hipposideros
Hippotragus
Hippotragus niger
Hipsurus
Hipsurus caryi
Hira
Hirado
Hiragana
Hirakata

Literary usage of Hippoglossus hippoglossus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1862)
"Variety wiih cross-bands; eyes on the left side, i. Half-grown: skin. Pinang. From Dr. Cantor's Collection. 2. HIPPOGLOSSUS. Hippoglossus, sp., Cuv. ..."

2. College zoology by Robert William Hegner (1918)
"The common halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, and the winter flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Fig. 403), are important American food-fishes. Flo. ..."

3. American Food and Game Fishes: A Popular Account of All the Species Found in by David Starr Jordan, Barton Warren Evermann (1902)
"Common Halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus (Linnaeus) The halibut is the only member of the genus, and is found in all northern seas. ..."

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