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Definition of Genus Limanda
1. Noun. A genus of Pleuronectidae; righteye flounders having a humped nose and small scales; the underside is often brightly colored.
Exact synonyms: Limanda
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Pleuronectidae, Pleuronectidae
Member holonyms: Limanda Ferruginea, Yellowtail Flounder
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Pleuronectidae, Pleuronectidae
Member holonyms: Limanda Ferruginea, Yellowtail Flounder
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Limanda
Literary usage of Genus Limanda
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. American Food and Game Fishes: A Popular Account of All the Species Found in by David Starr Jordan, Barton Warren Evermann (1902)
"The genus Limanda contains one species, the Alaska dab, L. áspera, which is of
some food-value. This is a species of the northern Pacific and Bering Sea and ..."