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Webster 1913 Edition


Flatfish

Flat′fishˊ

,
Noun.
(Zool.)
Any fish of the family
Pleuronectidæ
; esp., the winter flounder (
Pleuronectes Americanus
). The flatfishes have the body flattened, swim on the side, and have eyes on one side, as the flounder, turbot, and halibut. See
Flounder
.

Definition 2024


flatfish

flatfish

English

Noun

flatfish (countable and uncountable, plural flatfish or flatfishes)

  1. A fish of the order Pleuronectiformes, the adults of which have both eyes on one side and usually swim with the other side down, such as a flounder, a halibut, or a sole.

Hyponyms

  • See also Wikisaurus:flatfish

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