Look up: turbot

1. turbot
   Waters:Atlantic and Pacific coasts Description (in water): 'Flatfish' can refer to any member of a species of thin, flat fish that swim on one side; both eyes are located on the side that faces up. Size and color vary depending on the species; the downward-facing side of the fish is always pale and nearly colorless. Description (in market): In general, flatfish have lean white or off-white flesh that's fine-textured and mild in flavor. The skin is edible, and usually quite tasty.
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2. turbot
   Waters:Atlantic and Pacific coasts Description (in water): Flounder can refer to any member of a species of thin, flat fish that swim on one side; both eyes are located on the side that faces up. Size and color vary depending on the species; the downward-facing side of the fish is always pale and nearly colorless. Description (in market): In general, flounder have lean white or off-white flesh that's fine-textured and mild in flavor. The skin is edible, and usually quite tasty.
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3. turbot
   Waters:Atlantic and Pacific coasts Description (in water): Sole can refer to any member of a species of thin, flat fish that swim on one side; both eyes are located on the side that faces up. Size and color vary depending on the species; the downward-facing side of the fish is always pale and nearly colorless. Description (in market): In general, sole have lean white or off-white flesh that's fine-textured and mild in flavor. The skin is edible, and usually quite tasty.
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4. Turbot
   Waters:'True' turbot are harvested in European Waters from the Mediterranean and North Seas to Iceland and Normandy; related fish inhabit marine Waters worldwide. Description (in water): This large flatfish can weigh up to 30 lbs. (most range from 3 to 10 lbs.). It is sand-colored and scaleless, with bony tubercles speckling the skin, which is usually removed before the fish is eaten. Description (in market): The white flesh of the European turbot is prized for its lovely, delicate flavor. It is…
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5. turbot
   [n] - flesh of a large European flatfish 2. [n] - a large brownish European flatfish
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6. turbot
   <zoology> A large European flounder (Rhombus maximus) highly esteemed as a food fish. It often weighs from thirty to forty pounds. Its colour on the upper side is brownish with small roundish tubercles scattered over the surface. The lower, or blind, side is white. Called also bannock fluke. ....
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7. turbot
   Psetta maxima noun a large brownish European flatfish
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8. turbot
   noun flesh of a large European flatfish
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9. Turbot
   • (n.) Any one of numerous species of flounders more or less related to the true turbots, as the American plaice, or summer flounder (see Flounder), the halibut, and the diamond flounder (Hypsopsetta guttulata) of California. • (n.) The trigger fish. • (n.) The filefish; -- so called ...
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10. turbot
    (Scophthalmus maximus), broad-bodied European flatfish of the family Scophthalmidae or, in some classifications, Bothidae. A highly valued food ...
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11. turbot
    turbot A flatfish that is almost circular with bony tubercles on its body and both eyes on the left side. Native to: Europe.
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12. turbot
    
    • flesh of a large European flatfish
    • a large brownish European flatfish
    
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13. turbot
    turbot: see flatfish.
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14. Turbot
    The turbot (Rhombus maximus) is a flat fish found in the Mediterranean and North Sea. Next to the sole, it is the most highly esteemed of the flat fish for the firmness and delicacy of its flesh. It is a greyish brown in colour, with darker spots and the scales when present are very small and incons...
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15. turbot
    Any of various flatfishes of the flounder group prized as food, especially Scophthalmus maximus found in European waters. It grows up to 1 m/3 ft long and weighs up to 14 kg/30 lb. It is brownish above and whitish underneath
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16. Turbot
    The `turbot` (Scophthalmus maximus) is a species of flatfish in the family Scophthalmidae. It is native to marine or brackish waters of the North Atlantic, Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. Etymology: The word comes from the Old French tourbout, which in turn is thought to be a der...
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