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Diamond turbot — Conservation status Not evaluated Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
diamond flounder — noun : a large mottled brown flatfish (Hypsopsetta guttulata) of the coast of California called also diamond turbot … Useful english dictionary
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 — /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 [[t]ˈtɜr bət[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) bot, (esp. for kinds or species) bots. 1) ich a European flatfish, Psetta maxima, having a diamond shaped body 2) ich any of several other flatfishes • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME turbut < AF;… … From formal English to slang
turbot — /ˈtɜbət / (say terbuht) noun (plural turbot or turbots) 1. a European flatfish, Psetta maxima, with a diamond shaped body. 2. any of several other flatfishes. 3. a triggerfish. {Middle English, from Middle Dutch (compare Old French torbot);… …
Spotted turbot — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pleuronectidae — Taxobox name = Righteye flounders image width = 240px image caption = European plaice, Pleuronectes platessa regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Pleuronectiformes familia = Pleuronectidae subdivision ranks =… … Wikipedia
bannock fluke — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hypsopsetta guttulata — 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 Collaborative International Dictionary of English
