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Definition of "turbot" [tur•bot]

  • A European flatfish, Scophthalmus maximus, that has a brown knobby upper side and is prized as food. (noun)
  • Any of various flatfishes similar or related to this fish. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "turbot" in a sentence
  • "The turbot is a goofy-looking flat fish found mainly in the North Atlantic."
  • "It derives its name from having teeth exactly like those of a sheep, and is a most excellent fish wherewith to console themselves for the want of the turbot, which is never seen in the American waters."
  • "A turbot is a kind of flatfish, native to the North Atlantic, that uses a specialized organ which makes use of the fish's own wake to force oxygenated water over its gills, resulting in basically force-induction of its metabolism, thus enhancing its speed and power. ckc (not kc) said,"