Difference between Flounder and Halibut

What is the difference between Flounder and Halibut?

Flounder as a noun is any of various flatfish of the family pleuronectidae or bothidae. while Halibut as a noun is a large flatfish of the genus hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.

Flounder

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To flop around as a fish out of water. To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance. To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.

Halibut

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.

We hope you now know whether to use Flounder or Halibut in your sentence.

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