flatfish

Noun

Meaning

Any fish of the family Pleuronectidae; 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. See Flounder.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

brill haddock marlin barracuda sturgeon dogfish cod bass fish sole carp hake char flue lamprey
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Antonyms

flourish glide

Hypernyms

acanthopterygian saltwater fish spiny-finned fish

Hyponyms

sole flounder halibut holibut righteye flounder tonguefish

Phrases with the word

japanese flatfish

Derivatives

flatfishes

Examples

An observation of a flatfish from the Bathyscaphe Trieste at the bottom of the Mariana Trench at a depth of almost convert has been questioned by fish experts, and recent authorities do not recognize it as valid. Source: Internet

On their 1960 descent, the crew of the Trieste noted that the floor consisted of diatomaceous ooze and reported observing "some type of flatfish" lying on the seabed. Source: Internet

Lying on the bottom just beneath us was some type of flatfish, resembling a sole, about 1 foot long and 6 inches across. Source: Internet

Other light-coloured fish may be used, such as other flatfish, cod or saithe. Source: Internet

Slowly, extremely slowly, this flatfish swam away. Source: Internet

Some flatfish can actively camouflage themselves on the ocean floor. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

flatette flatfeet flatfield flatfishes flatfoot flatfooted