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Definition of Flatfish

1. Noun. Sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets.

2. Noun. 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.

Definition of Flatfish

1. n. 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 of Flatfish

1. Noun. 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Flatfish

1. any of an order of marine fishes [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Flatfish

1. Any fish of the family Pleuronectidae; especially, 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Flatfish

flatbottom flatbottomed flatbow flatbows flatbread flatbreads flatbrod flatcap flatcaps flatcar

flatcars flatchested flate flatfeet flatfield flatfish (current term) flatfishes flatfoot flatfooted flatfootedly

flatfootedness flatfooting flatfoots flathe flathead flathead catfish flatheads flathon flating flatiron

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