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turbot
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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.

[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.]

turbot [ˈtɜːbət]
n pl -bot, -bots
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a European flatfish, Scophthalmus maximus, having a pale brown speckled scaleless body covered with tubercles: family Bothidae. It is highly valued as a food fish
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various similar or related fishes
[from Old French tourbot, from Medieval Latin turbō, from Latin: spinning top, from a fancied similarity in shape; see turbit, turbine]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.turbotturbot - 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.turbotturbot - a large brownish European flatfish  
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 [ˈtɜːbət] N (turbot, turbots (pl)) (= fish) → rodaballo m
turbot [ˈtɜːrbət] [turbot] [ˈtɜːrbət] (pl) nturbot m
turbot
nSteinbutt m
turbot [ˈtɜːbət] n pl invrombo gigante
turbot [ˈtɜːbət] n pl invrombo gigante


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