Turbot
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɜːbət/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Turbot is a noun meaning Any of species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of flatfish native to Europe.
Meaning
Any of species Scophthalmus maximus (syn. Psetta maxima) of flatfish native to Europe.
More Meanings
- Any of various other flatfishes of family Scophthalmidae that are found in marine or brackish waters.
- A triggerfish (Canthidermis sufflamen).
Example Sentences
“With vegetables in it, you know. Then turbot with thick sauce, then ... roast beef; and mind it’s good. Yes, and capons, perhaps, and then sweets.”
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.
Word Forms
- turbots
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flounder, halibut, fluke, brat, turbit, scophthalmid.
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