turbot

noun

tur·bot | \ ˈtər-bət

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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

Examples of turbot in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Other Alaska species include Dungeness crab, king crab, snow crab and Tanners, geoduck clams, sablefish, herring, pollock, flounders, mackerel, perch and turbot. — Anchorage Daily News, "Privately funded study to examine role of regional magnetism in migration of Bristol Bay salmon," 12 Jan. 2021 But their discussion over a dinner of scallops and turbot in Brussels didn’t break the deadlock. — Joe Mayes, Fortune, "Boris Johnson faces final Sunday deadline for Brexit deal with the EU," 10 Dec. 2020 Smaller species like the two-foot-long Greenland turbot will eat crabs, squid, and fish, while larger species, like the six-foot-long Atlantic halibut, will chase after cod, haddock, or even lobsters. — National Geographic, "Flatfishes," 11 June 2020 The highlight was a massive turbot, the flat, shellfish-munching bottom-feeder whose eyes float arbitrarily on one side of its scaly, weird head (a special category of marine delicacy, fabulously ugly and fabulously delicious). — Bill Buford, The New Yorker, "Béarnaise, the French Sauce That Makes Ordinary Food Spectacular," 8 May 2020 To follow is a plate of turbot usuzukuri, sliced to translucence. — The Economist, "Ikejime: a humane way to kill fish that makes them tastier," 4 Oct. 2019 To follow is a plate of turbot usuzukuri, sliced to translucence. — The Economist, "Ikejime: a humane way to kill fish that makes them tastier," 4 Oct. 2019 To follow is a plate of turbot usuzukuri, sliced to translucence. — The Economist, "Ikejime: a humane way to kill fish that makes them tastier," 4 Oct. 2019 To follow is a plate of turbot usuzukuri, sliced to translucence. — The Economist, "Ikejime: a humane way to kill fish that makes them tastier," 4 Oct. 2019

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“Turbot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turbot. Accessed 26 Feb. 2021.

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turbot

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English Language Learners Definition of turbot

: a large European fish that is eaten as food

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