ippoglosso

/ee-poh-GLOHS-soh/
[Italian] plural ippoglossi

Halibut (US: turbot). A huge, side-swimming flatfish found in the deep waters of the North Atlantic. The skin is dark gray or brown. It is often smoked as it has dense, oily flesh. A smaller version is called chicken turbot.

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