Definition of Order Heterosomata

1. Noun. Flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes.

Exact synonyms: Heterosomata, Order Pleuronectiformes
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Acanthopterygii, Superorder Acanthopterygii
Member holonyms: Flatfish, Family Pleuronectidae, Pleuronectidae, Bothidae, Family Bothidae, Cynoglossidae, Family Cynoglossidae, Family Soleidae, Soleidae

Lexicographical Neighbors of Order Heterosomata

order Gentianales
order Geophilomorpha
order Geraniales
order Ginkgoales
order Gnetales
order Graminales
order Gregarinida
order Gruiformes
order Guttiferales
order Gymnophiona
order Haemosporidia
order Haplosporidia
order Heliozoa
order Helotiales
order Hemiptera
order Heterosomata (current term)
order Heterotrichales
order Hymenogastrales
order Hymenoptera
order Hypericales
order Hypermastigina
order Hypocreales
order Hyracoidea
order Ichthyosauria
order Ictodosauria
order Insectivora
order Insessores
order Isoetales
order Isopoda
order Isoptera

Literary usage of Order Heterosomata

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Popular Zoology by Joel Dorman Steele, John Whipple Potter Jenks (1887)
"... have been found in the roe of one female. The Cod holds the proud distinction of having the greatest economical value of any fish. order Heterosomata ..."

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