Turbot Definition

tûrbət
noun
A flatfish, Psetta maxima syn. Scophthalmus maximus, of marine and brackish waters of Europe and North Africa, having a brown knobby upper side and prized as food.
American Heritage
Any of various flounders, highly valued as food.
Webster's New World

Triggerfish, Canthidermis sufflamen.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Psetta maxima

Origin of Turbot

  • Middle English turbut from Old French tourbout probably of Scandinavian origin Old Swedish törnbut törn thorn but flatfish bhau- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old (modern) French turbot, from Old Swedish tornbut, from törn (“thorn") + but (“butt, flatfish").

    From Wiktionary

Turbot Sentence Examples

  • They obeyed at once, and next served a fine large turbot on a silver platter, with drawn gravy poured over it.

  • The eggs are free in freshwater lakes and rivers, where they enter the bodies of pike, turbot and other fishes, and are thus eaten by man.

  • The species of greatest use is the river-lamprey, which as bait is preferred to all others in the cod and turbot fisheries of the North Sea.

  • The rivers and lakes are generally well stocked with fish, such as salmon, trout of various species, gwyniad and vendace (especially in the north), pike, eels, perch of various species, turbot, bream and roach.

  • I followed with Fish kebab (£ 10.95) - a bumper grilled brochette of tuna, dab, rockfish and turbot.

More Sentences

Turbot Is Also Mentioned In

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to turbot using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

TTUTUR

Words Ending With

TOTBOT

Unscrambles

turbot

Words Starting With T and Ending With T

Starts With T & Ends With TStarts With TU & Ends With TStarts With T & Ends With OT

Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With T6 Letter Words Ending With T