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TURBOT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does turbot mean?
• TURBOT (noun)
The noun TURBOT has 2 senses:
1. flesh of a large European flatfish
2. a large brownish European flatfish
Familiarity information: TURBOT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Flesh of a large European flatfish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("turbot" is a kind of...):
flounder (flesh of any of various American and European flatfish)
Holonyms ("turbot" is a part of...):
Psetta maxima; turbot (a large brownish European flatfish)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A large brownish European flatfish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Psetta maxima; turbot
Hypernyms ("turbot" is a kind of...):
lefteye flounder; lefteyed flounder (flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head)
Meronyms (parts of "turbot"):
turbot (flesh of a large European flatfish)
Holonyms ("turbot" is a member of...):
genus Psetta; Psetta (a genus of Bothidae)
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