turbot

 
Pronunciation: /ˈtəːbət/

noun (plural or turbots)

  • a European flatfish of inshore waters, which has large bony tubercles on the body and is prized as food.
    • Scophthalmus maximus, family Scophthalmidae (or Bothidae)
  • used in names of similar flatfishes, e.g. black turbot.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French, of Scandinavian origin