turbot.
Any member of the species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of flatfish native to Europe.
Meaning & usage
Any member of the species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of flatfish native to Europe.
Any of various other flatfishes of family Scophthalmidae that are found in marine or brackish waters.
A triggerfish (Canthidermis sufflamen).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English turbot, turbut, from Anglo-Norman turbut, Old French turbot, torbot, from Old Swedish tornbut, from törn (“thorn”) + but (“butt, flatfish”).
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