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turbot

/ˈtɜːbət/US/ˈtɝbət/

turbot noun: any member of the species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of flatfish native to Europe.

turbot: any member of the species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of flatfish native to Europe
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Noun

turbot (plural turbot or turbots)

  1. Any member of the species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of flatfish native to Europe.
    • “With vegetables in it, you know. Then turbot with thick sauce, then ... roast beef; and mind it’s good. Yes, and capons, perhaps, and then sweets.”1901 [1878], Constance Garnett, transl., Anna Karenina, translation of Анна Каренина (Anna Karenina) by Leo Tolstoy
    Synonyms:
    sea pheasant, turbit
  2. Any of various other flatfishes of family Scophthalmidae that are found in marine or brackish waters.
    • Eldridge closed the despatch-case with a snap and, rising briskly, walked down the corridor to his solitary table in the dining-car. Mulligatawny soup, poached turbot, roast leg of lamb—the usual railway dinner.1931, Francis Beeding, “1/1”, in Death Walks in Eastrepps
  3. A triggerfish (Canthidermis sufflamen).

Synonyms of turbot

Forms of turbot

pluralturbot
pluralturbots

Plural of turbot: turbot or turbots

Origin of turbot

From Middle English turbot, turbut, from Anglo-Norman turbut, Old French turbot, torbot, from Old Swedish tornbut, from törn (“thorn”) + but (“butt, flatfish”).

Words formed from turbot

Questions about turbot

What does turbot mean?
Turbot means any member of the species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of flatfish native to Europe.
What part of speech is turbot?
Turbot is a noun.
How do you pronounce turbot?
Turbot is pronounced /ˈtɜːbət/ (UK).
What is the plural of turbot?
The plural of turbot is turbot.

Words near turbot in the dictionary

  1. turbosupercharged
  2. turbosupercharger
  3. turbosuperchargers
  4. turbosupercharges
  5. turbosupercharging
  6. turbot
  7. turbotlike
  8. turbotrain
  9. turbotrains
  10. turbots
  11. turbovirgin

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