flatfish | ||
1. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets | |
Related terms: | saltwater_fish halibut sole flounder | |
2. | [ noun ] (zoology) 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 | |
Related terms: | spiny-finned_fish righteye_flounder sole halibut lefteye_flounder tonguefish flounder Heterosomata | |
Similar spelling: |
flatfoot flat-top |