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Definition of Solea
1. Noun. Type genus of the Soleidae.
Generic synonyms: Fish Genus
Group relationships: Family Soleidae, Soleidae
Member holonyms: European Sole, Solea Solea, Lemon Sole, Solea Lascaris
Lexicographical Neighbors of Solea
Literary usage of Solea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum by Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1862)
"... or less than two-fifths, of the total length (without caudal). A. Pectorals of
both sides developed. 1. Nostrils of the blind side not dilated: solea ..."
2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"Species of this description are taken in the Mediterranean^ 1) solea, Cuv. ...
PL solea, L.; Bl., 45. (The Sole.) A well known and common species; ..."
3. A Dictionary of Roman and Greek Antiquities with Nearly 2000 Engravings on by Anthony Rich (1874)
"solea spartea. A shoe or boot made of the Spanish broom, for the purpose of
protecting the feet of cattle and beasts of burden, when tender or diseased. ..."
4. A Manual of Roman Antiquities by William Ramsay (1894)
"... as indicated above, was a shoe covering the whole foot, the solea, a sandal
consisting of a sole only, without upper leathers, fastened round the instep ..."