Meaning of FLATFISH
| Pronunciation: | | 'flat`fish
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- [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
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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