different between turbot vs halibuts

English

Etymology

From Old French turbot, from Old Swedish tornbut, from törn (“thorn”) + but (“butt, flatfish”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?t??b?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?t?b?t/

Noun

turbot (plural turbot or turbots)

1. A species of flatfish native to Europe (Scophthalmus maximus, earlier Psetta maxima).
2. Any of various other flatfishes of family Scophthalmidae that are found in marine or brackish waters.
3. Triggerfish, Canthidermis sufflamen.

Translations

Catalan

Etymology

From French turbot.

Noun

turbot m (plural turbots)

1. turbot

   Synonyms: rèmol empetxinat, rèvola

Further reading

• “turbot” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

From Old French [Term?], from Old Swedish törnbut, from törn (“thorn”) + but (“butt”). The name may have arisen because the fish has an appearance similar to a stump.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ty?.bo/

Noun

turbot m (plural turbots)

1. turbot

Further reading

• “turbot” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

From Old French turbot.

Noun

turbot m (plural turbots)

1. (Jersey) turbot

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tur.b?t/

Noun

turbot m anim

1. turbot (Scophthalmus maximus)

   Synonym: skarp

Declension

Further reading

• turbot in Polish dictionaries at PWN

English

Noun

halibuts

1. plural of halibut

Anagrams

• Tshiluba

Spanish

Noun

halibuts m pl

1. plural of halibut