plural turbot also turbots
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 (such as Scophthalmus maximus or Reinhardtius hippoglossoides) resembling the turbot
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The first known use of turbot was in the 14th century
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