flatfish (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 05
def 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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Hypernym spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian
Member holonym Heterosomata, order Heterosomata, order Pleuronectiformes
Hyponym flounder; righteye flounder, righteyed flounder; halibut, holibut; lefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder; tonguefish, tongue-fish; sole
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Hyponym spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian
Member meronym Heterosomata, order Heterosomata, order Pleuronectiformes
Hypernym flounder; righteye flounder, righteyed flounder; halibut, holibut; lefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder; tonguefish, tongue-fish; sole

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