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Flatfish  n.  (Zool.) Any fish of the family Pleuronectidae; 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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"Flatfish" Quotes from Famous Books



... and purplish, and behind them appeared a double row of large wolfish teeth. The eyes were sunken—their whites mottled with yellowish flakes. Heavy dark brows shadowed them, standing far apart, separated by the broad flatfish nose, the nostrils of which stood so widely open as to cause a protuberance on each side. Large ears were hidden under a thick frizzled shock that partook of the character both of hair and wool. Over this was bound, turban fashion, an old check Madras ...
— The White Chief - A Legend of Northern Mexico • Mayne Reid


Words linked to "Flatfish" :   lefteyed flounder, righteye flounder, spiny-finned fish, tonguefish, acanthopterygian, lefteye flounder, Heterosomata, halibut, order Heterosomata, tongue-fish, saltwater fish, European flatfish, fillet of sole, flounder, order Pleuronectiformes, sole, holibut, righteyed flounder


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