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• turbot — /terr beuht/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) turbot, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) turbots. 1. a European flatfish, Psetta maxima, having a diamond shaped body: valued as a food fish. 2. any of several other flatfishes. 3. a… …   Universalium

• Turbot — Tur bot, n. [F.; probably so named from its shape, and from L. turbo a top, a whirl.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A large European flounder ({Rhombus maximus}) highly esteemed as a food fish. It often weighs from thirty to forty pounds. Its color on the upper …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• turbot — (n.) large flat fish, c.1300, from O.Fr. turbut (12c.), probably from a Scandinavian source (Cf. O.Swed. törnbut, from törn thorn + but flatfish; see HALIBUT (Cf. halibut)). But OED says of uncertain origin and speculates on a connection to L.… …   Etymology dictionary

• Turbot — Taxobox name = Turbot image width = 250px image caption = Psetta maxima regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Pleuronectiformes familia = Scophthalmidae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Psetta Turbot (family… …   Wikipedia

• Turbot War — The Turbot War of 1995 was an international fishing dispute between Canada and the European Union which ended in Canada boarding a Spanish fishing trawler in international waters and arresting its crew. Canada claimed that European Union factory… …   Wikipedia

• turbot — [[t]tɜ͟ː(r)bət[/t]] N VAR (turbot is both the singular and the plural form.) Turbot are a type of edible flat fish that live in European seas. N UNCOUNT Turbot is this fish eaten as food. ...a fillet of turbot with mushrooms …   English dictionary

• turbot — UK [ˈtɜː(r)bət] / US [ˈtɜrbət] noun [countable] Word forms turbot : singular turbot plural turbots or turbot a) a large flat sea fish that lives in the northern part of the world b) [uncountable] this fish eaten as food …   English dictionary

• Turbot (disambiguation) — See also= * Turbot, flatfish * USS Turbot , submarines named after the fish, * The Turbot War, a fishing dispute between Canada and the European Union * Turbot Township, Pennsylvania, United States * Turbot , a phantom ballplayer once thought to… …   Wikipedia

• turbot — Trigger Trig ger, n. [For older tricker, from D. trekker, fr. trekken to draw, pull. See {Trick}, n.] 1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mech.) A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a catch or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• turbot — [13] The turbot is etymologically the ‘thorn flatfish’. Its name comes via Old French turbot from Old Swedish törnbut ‘turbot’. This was a compound noun formed from törn ‘thorn’ (a relative of English thorn) and but ‘flatfish’, a borrowing from… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• turbot — [13] The turbot is etymologically the ‘thorn flatfish’. Its name comes via Old French turbot from Old Swedish törnbut ‘turbot’. This was a compound noun formed from törn ‘thorn’ (a relative of English thorn) and but ‘flatfish’, a borrowing from… …   Word origins