Psetta

Psetta
noun
a genus of Bothidae
Syn: ↑genus Psetta
Hypernyms: ↑fish genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Bothidae, ↑family Bothidae
Member Meronyms: ↑turbot, ↑Psetta maxima

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\\ˈsed.ə\ noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek psētta, a flatfish; perhaps akin to Greek psēchein to rub down
: a genus of large flatfishes including the European turbot

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  • Psetta maxima — Turbot  Pour l’article homophone, voir Turbo …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Psetta maxima —   Rodaballo …   Wikipedia Español

  • Psetta maxima — Steinbutt Ein gut getarnter Steinbutt Systematik Unterklasse: Strahlenflosser (Actinopterygii) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Psetta arnoglossa — Scaldfish Scald fish , n. [Scald, a. + fish.] (Zo[ o]l.) A European flounder ({Arnoglossus laterna}, or {Psetta arnoglossa}); called also {megrim}, and {smooth sole}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Psetta arnoglossa — Megrim Me grim, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo[ o]l.) The British smooth sole, or scaldfish ({Psetta arnoglossa}). [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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