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Definition of Psetta maxima
1. Noun. A large brownish European flatfish.
Generic synonyms: Lefteye Flounder, Lefteyed Flounder
Group relationships: Genus Psetta, Psetta
Terms within: Turbot
Lexicographical Neighbors of Psetta Maxima
Literary usage of Psetta maxima
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)
"It attains a weight of I to 2 pounds or less and is generally common on sandy
bottom. It is a near relative of the valuable European turbot (psetta maxima). ..."
2. Foods and Their Adulteration: Origin, Manufacture, and Composition of Food by Harvey Washington Wiley (1911)
"It occurs chiefly off the coast of Greenland, and is taken in the very coldest
part of the year. The European turbot is psetta maxima. Weakfish. ..."
3. Foods and Their Adulteration: Origin, Manufacture, and Composition of Food by Harvey Washington Wiley (1907)
"It occurs chiefly off the coast of Greenland, and is taken in the very coldest
part of the year. The European turbot is psetta maxima. Weakfish. ..."
4. Foods and Their Adulteration: Origin, Manufacture, and Composition of Food by Harvey Washington Wiley (1917)
"The European turbot is psetta maxima. Weakfish.—The weakfish belongs to the
croaker family (Sciaenidae) and has a high value as a food fish, the flesh being ..."
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