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tur·bot  (tûrbt)

n. pl. turbot or tur·bots

1. A European flatfish, Scophthalmus maximus, that has a brown knobby upper side and is prized as food.

2. Any of various flatfishes similar or related to this fish.

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[Middle English turbut, from Old French tourbout, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish törnbut : törn, thorn + but, flatfish; see bhau- in Indo-European roots.]

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turbot

Noun

pl -bot or -bots a European flatfish, highly valued as a food fish [Old French tourbot]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	turbot - flesh of a large European flatfish   Psetta maxima, turbot - a large brownish European flatfish flounder - flesh of any of various American and European flatfish
	2.	turbot - a large brownish European flatfish   Psetta maxima lefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder - flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head genus Psetta, Psetta - a genus of Bothidae turbot - flesh of a large European flatfish

Translations

turbot [ˈtəːbət] n (pl inv) → rodaballo

turbot [ˈtəːbət] n (pl inv) → turbot m

turbot [ˈtəːbət] n inv → Steinbutt m

turbot [ˈtəːbət] n (pl inv) → rombo gigante