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turbot definition

tur·bot (tʉr′bət)

noun pl. turbot -·bot or turbots -·bots

any of various flounders, highly valued as food

Etymology: ME turbut < OFr tourbout, prob. < OSwed törnbut < törn, thorn (akin to thorn) + but, butt (so named from the spines)

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