- pleuronectid
- I. \\|plu̇rə|nektə̇d\ adjective
Etymology: New Latin Pleuronectidae: of or relating to the PleuronectidaeII. noun (-s): a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae
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pleuronectid
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pleuronectid — pleu·ro·nec·tid … English syllables
pleuronectid — a.,n. (pertaining to) flat fish … Dictionary of difficult words
PlHV — pleuronectid herpesvirus … Medical dictionary
PlHV — • pleuronectid herpesvirus … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
Flatfish — Flat fish , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any fish of the family {Pleuronectid[ae]}; 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flounder — Floun der, n. [Cf. Sw. flundra; akin to Dan. flynder, Icel. fly?ra, G. flunder, and perh. to E. flounder, v.i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A flatfish of the family {Pleuronectid[ae]}, of many species. [1913 Webster] Note: The common English flounder is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Halibut — Hal i*but (h[o^]l [i^]*b[u^]t; 277), n. [OE. hali holy + but, butte, flounder; akin to D. bot, G. butte; cf. D. heilbot, G. heilbutt. So named as being eaten on holidays. See {Holy}, {Holiday}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, northern, marine flatfish… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hippoglossus vulgaris — Halibut Hal i*but (h[o^]l [i^]*b[u^]t; 277), n. [OE. hali holy + but, butte, flounder; akin to D. bot, G. butte; cf. D. heilbot, G. heilbutt. So named as being eaten on holidays. See {Holy}, {Holiday}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, northern, marine… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
holibut — Halibut Hal i*but (h[o^]l [i^]*b[u^]t; 277), n. [OE. hali holy + but, butte, flounder; akin to D. bot, G. butte; cf. D. heilbot, G. heilbutt. So named as being eaten on holidays. See {Holy}, {Holiday}.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, northern, marine… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
P Americanus — Flounder Floun der, n. [Cf. Sw. flundra; akin to Dan. flynder, Icel. fly?ra, G. flunder, and perh. to E. flounder, v.i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A flatfish of the family {Pleuronectid[ae]}, of many species. [1913 Webster] Note: The common English flounder… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
