First Known Use: 14th century
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turbot
noun tur·bot \ˈtər-bət\
: a large European fish that is eaten as food
plural turbot also turbots
Full Definition of TURBOT
1
: a large European flatfish (Psetta maxima) that is a popular food fish and has a brownish upper surface marked with scattered tubercles and a white undersurface
2
: any of various flatfishes (as Scophthalmus maximus or Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) resembling the turbot
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Origin of TURBOT
Middle English, from Anglo-French turbut
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