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Definition of flatfish - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
cookingRare sweet lean flesh of flat-bodied fishRare
- We had flatfish fillets for dinner.
2.
animalRare fish with both eyes on one sideRare
- The flatfish swam gracefully along the ocean floor.
Images of flatfish
fish with both eyes on one side
Origin of flatfish
English, flat (level) + fish (aquatic animal)
Terms with flatfish included in their meaning
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fish
large flatfish found in northern oceans
fish
type of flatfish
Pacific fish
popular flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America
fish
flatfish known for its mild flavor
fish and food
small flatfish of the Pacific used for food
marine life
type of flatfish
European fish
European flatfish, Microstomus kitt, not a true sole
fish
flatfish found in the North Atlantic and Mediterranean
fish
type of flatfish found in the Atlantic Ocean
fish
Trinectes maculatus, a small flatfish in North America
fish
type of flatfish found in the Atlantic Ocean
European plaice
flatfish with red or orange spots
food fish
flesh of a large flatfish
American plaice
flatfish found in North American Atlantic
scale-eye plaice
flatfish from the western North Pacific
Alaska plaice
flatfish from the eastern North Pacific
fish
flatfish found along North America's eastern coast
marine biology
the flatfish species Paralichthys dentatus
fish
any flatfish in the Cynoglossidae family with a snout hook
fish
type of flatfish similar to turbot
marine
any flatfish of the family Scophthalmidae
food
edible flesh of a cold-water flatfish commonly eaten
fish
flatfish species found in coastal waters of the North Atlantic
Examples of flatfish in a sentence
Flatfish is often grilled with lemon and herbs. Fishermen caught a large flatfish near the shore. The aquarium features a variety of flatfish.
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- French:poisson plat, poisson-lune, ...
- German:Plattfisch, ...
- Italian:platessa, pesce piatto, ...
- Spanish:pez plano, platija, ...
- Portuguese:linguado, ...
- Chinese:比目鱼, ...
- Japanese:ヒラメ, 平目, ...
- Arabic:لَحْم سَمَك مُفَلْطَح, سَمَك مُسَطَّح, ...
- Hebrew:דָּג שָׁטוּחַ, ...
- Russian:камбала, ...
- Ukrainian:камбала, ...
- Hindi:चपटी मछली, समतल मछली, ...
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