Hyphenation of halibut

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word halibut? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

hal-ibut

Definitions of halibut:

1.	Lean flesh of very large flatfish of Atlantic or Pacific
2.	Marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific The largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes

Synonyms of halibut:

noun	flatfish
noun	holibut, flatfish

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