Definition of Flatfish
Flat´fish`
n.
1.
(Zool.)
Any
fish
of
the
family
Pleuronectidæ
;
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
.
Related Words
fillet
of
sole
,
flounder
,
halibut
,
saltwater
fish
,
sole
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