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单词 turbot
释义

turbot

/ˈtəːbət /
noun (plural same or turbots)
1A European flatfish of inshore waters, which has large bony tubercles on the body and is prized as food.
  • Scophthalmus maximus, family Scophthalmidae (or Bothidae).
Unlike the turbot the upper body surface is covered with small scales, not the bony tubercles of the larger species....
  • The main fishery for the turbot in Atlantic waters is in the North Sea.
  • A highly valued food fish, the turbot lives along sand and gravel shores.
1.1Used in names of flatfishes similar to the turbot, e.g. black turbot.As the Latin name suggests, the turbot is the largest species in its family reaching a metre or more in length.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French, of Scandinavian origin.

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