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FLATFISH

\flˈatfɪʃ], \flˈatfɪʃ], \f_l_ˈa_t_f_ɪ_ʃ]\

Definitions of FLATFISH

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1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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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.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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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.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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