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Synonyms for flatfish

Most common

pleuronectiform

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Noun

pleuronectiform

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    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.

Related words

Is a kind of
fish

Forms

Plural
flatfishes → pleuronectiforms…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
flatfishsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

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pleuronectiform