n.
a small and very bony rhomboidal fish of New Zealand, Pseudorhombus scaphus, family Pleuronectidae. The true Brill of Europe is Rhombus levis.
·noun A fish allied to the turbot (Rhombus levis), much esteemed in England for food; — called also...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The Pleuronectes rhombus, a common fish, allied to, but rather smaller than, the turbot. ...
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