- flatfish flat·fish n
- ['flætfɪʃ]
pesce m piatto
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flatfish flat·fish n
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flat|fish — «FLAT FIHSH», noun, plural fish|es or (collectively) fish. any one of a group of fishes that live in the sea an are much used for food; fluke. Flatfish have a flat body, and swim on one side. Their eyes are on the same side of the head. Halibut,… … Useful english dictionary
flatfish — [flat′fish΄] n. pl. flatfish or flatfishes (see FISH) any of an order (Pleuronectiformes) of marine bony fishes, including flounders and soles, having a laterally flattened, asymmetrical body with, as an adult, both eyes and mouth on the upper… … English World dictionary
Flatfish — Flat fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any fish of the family {Pleuronectid[ae]}; esp., the winter flounder ({Pleuronectes Americanus}). The flatfishes have the body flattened, swim on the side, and have eyes on one side, as the flounder, turbot, and halibut … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flatfish — /flat fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) flatfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) flatfishes. any fish of the order Heterosomata (Pleuronectiformes), including the halibut, sole, flounder, etc., having a greatly compressed body … Universalium
flatfish — flat|fish [ˈflætˌfıʃ] n plural flatfish a type of sea fish with a thin flat body, such as ↑cod or ↑plaice … Dictionary of contemporary English
flatfish — flat|fish [ flæt,fıʃ ] noun count a type of ocean fish with a thin flat body. Sole and plaice are types of flatfish … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flatfish — flat•fish [[t]ˈflætˌfɪʃ[/t]] n. pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. for kinds or species) fish•es. ich any of various bottom dwelling fishes of the order Pleuronectiformes that have a flattened, laterally oriented body with both eyes on the upper … From formal English to slang
flatfish — 1710, from FLAT (Cf. flat) (adj.) + FISH (Cf. fish) … Etymology dictionary
flatfish — UK [ˈflætˌfɪʃ] / US noun [countable] Word forms flatfish : singular flatfish plural flatfish a type of sea fish with a thin flat body. Sole and plaice are types of flatfish … English dictionary
flatfish — [[t]flæ̱tfɪʃ[/t]] N VAR (flatfish is both the singular and the plural form.) Flatfish are sea fish with flat wide bodies, for example plaice or sole … English dictionary
flatfish — 1) a dullard (slang, based on flat meaning stupid and fish meaning something to hook or catch) 2) any member of the laterally compressed fishes of the order Pleuronectiformes, which lie flat on the seabed. There are about 678 species in 14… … Dictionary of ichthyology
