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plural turbot or turbots
A species of flatfish native to Europe (Scophthalmus maximus, earlier Psetta maxima). examples
Any of various other flatfishes of family Scophthalmidae that are found in marine or brackish waters. quotations examples
Eldridge closed the despatch-case with a snap and, rising briskly, walked down the corridor to his solitary table in the dining-car. Mulligatawny soup, poached turbot, roast leg of lamb—the usual railway dinner.
1931, Francis Beeding, “1/1”, in Death Walks in Eastrepps
Triggerfish, Canthidermis sufflamen. examples