turbot

[ tur-buht ]

/ ˈtɜr bət /

noun, plural (especially collectively) tur·bot, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) tur·bots.

a European flatfish, Psetta maxima, having a diamond-shaped body: valued as a food fish.

any of several other flatfishes.

a triggerfish.

Origin of turbot

1250–1300; Middle English turbut<Anglo-French; Old French tourbot<Medieval Latin turb(ō) turbot (Latin: top; apparently applied to the fish because of its outline; see turbine, turbit) + Old French -ot noun suffix

Words nearby turbot

turbo-propeller engine, turbopump, turbo-ramjet engine, turboshaft, turbosupercharger, turbot, turbotrain, turbulence, turbulent, turbulent flow, Turco-

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Example sentences from the Web for turbot

I stuffed myself with bread so as not to dream of turbot, asparagus, and suchlike.
Letters of Anton Chekhov|Anton Chekhov
The remains of a turbot might also be curried in the same way, and also any kind of fish.
The Modern Housewife or, Menagere|Alexis Soyer
Place four trimmed fillets of turbot in a buttered saut pan, and season with salt and pepper.
The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book|Victor Hirtzler
He takes as the typical vertebra that of a Pleuronectid, probably the turbot.
Form and Function|E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

The remains of the turbot from dinner, Petrie, would also be welcome, and I think I should like a trowel.
The Devil Doctor|Sax Rohmer

British Dictionary definitions for turbot

turbot

/ (ˈtɜːbət) /

noun plural -bot or -bots

a European flatfish, Scophthalmus maximus, having a pale brown speckled scaleless body covered with tubercles: family Bothidae . It is highly valued as a food fish

any of various similar or related fishes

Word Origin for turbot

C13: from Old French tourbot, from Medieval Latin turbō, from Latin: spinning top, from a fancied similarity in shape; see turbit, turbine

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	turbot
释义	turbot [ tur-buht ] / ˈtɜr bət / noun, plural (especially collectively) tur·bot, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) tur·bots. a European flatfish, Psetta maxima, having a diamond-shaped body: valued as a food fish. any of several other flatfishes. a triggerfish. Origin of turbot 1250–1300; Middle English turbut<Anglo-French; Old French tourbot<Medieval Latin turb(ō) turbot (Latin: top; apparently applied to the fish because of its outline; see turbine, turbit) + Old French -ot noun suffix Words nearby turbot turbo-propeller engine, turbopump, turbo-ramjet engine, turboshaft, turbosupercharger, turbot, turbotrain, turbulence, turbulent, turbulent flow, Turco- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for turbot I stuffed myself with bread so as not to dream of turbot, asparagus, and suchlike. Letters of Anton Chekhov\|Anton Chekhov The remains of a turbot might also be curried in the same way, and also any kind of fish. The Modern Housewife or, Menagere\|Alexis Soyer Place four trimmed fillets of turbot in a buttered saut pan, and season with salt and pepper. The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book\|Victor Hirtzler He takes as the typical vertebra that of a Pleuronectid, probably the turbot. Form and Function\|E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell The remains of the turbot from dinner, Petrie, would also be welcome, and I think I should like a trowel. The Devil Doctor\|Sax Rohmer British Dictionary definitions for turbot turbot / (ˈtɜːbət) / noun plural -bot or -bots a European flatfish, Scophthalmus maximus, having a pale brown speckled scaleless body covered with tubercles: family Bothidae . It is highly valued as a food fish any of various similar or related fishes Word Origin for turbot C13: from Old French tourbot, from Medieval Latin turbō, from Latin: spinning top, from a fancied similarity in shape; see turbit, turbine Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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