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flatfish, n.

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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flatfish

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hypernym

spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian

member holonym

Heterosomata, order Heterosomata, order Pleuronectiformes

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flounder righteye flounder, righteyed flounder halibut, holibut lefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder tonguefish, tongue-fish sole

sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
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flatfish

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saltwater fish

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flounder sole, fillet of sole halibut