flatfish
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(noun) any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side |
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Related Words: acanthopterygian, flounder, halibut, holibut, lefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder, righteye flounder, righteyed flounder, sole, spiny-finned fish, tonguefish |
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(noun) sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets |
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Related Words: fillet of sole, flounder, halibut, saltwater fish, sole |
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