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Webster 1913 Edition


Pleuronectoid

Pleuˊro-nec′toid

,
Adj.
[NL.
Pleuronectes
, name of a genus (fr. Gr. [GREEK] rib + [GREEK] a swimmer) +
-oid
.]
(Zool.)
Pertaining to the
Pleuronectidæ
, or Flounder family.

Definition 2024


pleuronectoid

pleuronectoid

English

Adjective

pleuronectoid (comparative more pleuronectoid, superlative most pleuronectoid)

  1. (zoology) Relating to the Pleuronectidae, or flounder family.