tur|bot

tur|bot
tur|bot «TUR buht», noun, plural -bots or (collectively) -bot.
1. a large European flatfish, much valued for food.
2. any one of certain similar fishes, such as certain flounders.
3. = triggerfish. (Cf.triggerfish)
[< Anglo-French turbut, variant of Old French tourbout, perhaps < Scandinavian (compare Old Swedish törnbut < törn thorn + but butt)]

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