See turbot in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. turbot turbot or tur·bots
Origin:
Origin: Middle English turbut
Origin: , from Old French tourbout
Origin: , probably of Scandinavian origin
Origin: ; akin to Old Swedish törnbut
Origin: : törn, thorn
Origin: + but, flatfish; see bhau- in Indo-European roots
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