Limanda

noun

a genus of Pleuronectidae; righteye flounders having a humped nose and small scales; the underside is often brightly colored

• Syn: ↑genus Limanda

• Hypernyms: ↑fish genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Pleuronectidae, ↑family Pleuronectidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑yellowtail flounder, ↑Limanda ferruginea

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\\lə̇ˈmandə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from French limande dab, from Old French, irregular from lime dab, file, from Latin lima file — more at lime

: a genus of flounders that have the eyes on the right side, a humped nose, small scales, and the undersurface often brightly colored and that include certain excellent food fishes of northern temperate seas (as the rusty dab)