About The Word Flatfish
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Flatfish
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What's The Definition Of Flatfish?
[n] any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side
[n] sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets Synonyms | Synonyms for Flatfish: Related Terms | Find terms related to Flatfish: See Also | acanthopterygian | fillet of sole | flounder | flounder | halibut | halibut | Heterosomata | holibut | lefteye flounder | lefteyed flounder | order Heterosomata | order Pleuronectiformes | righteye flounder | righteyed flounder | saltwater fish | sole | sole | spiny-finned fish | tonguefish Flatfish In Webster's Dictionary \Flat"fish`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any fish of the family {Pleuronectid[ae]}; 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}.
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