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 

• TURBOT (noun)

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)