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flatfish en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈflætfɪʃ/

Etymology

From flat + fish.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A fish of the order Pleuronectiformes, the adults of which have both eyes on one side and usually swim with the other side down, such as a flounder, a halibut, or a sole.

Forms

Hypernyms

fish

Hyponyms

halibut · flounder · megrim · sole · brill · sanddab · turbot · tonguefish · dab · plaice

Synonyms

pleuronectiform · flatty · flatfish

Translations (53)

eu platuxa (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · vi cá bơn (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · ga leathóg (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · no flatfisk (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · nl platvis (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · cy lleden (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · yi פֿלאָנדערקע (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · fi kampelakala (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · fi kampela (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · pt solha (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · sh plosnatica (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · be ка́мбала (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · pl płastuga (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · el πλατύψαρο (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · et lestaline (kala) (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · ko 가자미 (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · gd pacach-cearr (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · ga leadhbóg (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · vi thờn bơn (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · vi cá lờn bơn (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · fr poisson plat (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · de Plattfisch (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · mi pātiki (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · vi lờn bơn (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · grc κίθαρος (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · nuk p̕uuḥu (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · lv plekste (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · yi קאָמבעלע (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · no flyndrefisk (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · sv plattfisk (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · pt linguado (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · ar سمكَة مفلطحَة (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · cs kambala (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · lt plekšnė (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · es pez plano (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · tl darapa (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · ja 鰈 (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · hu lepényhal (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · uk ка́мбала (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · ga leith (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · it rombo (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · ru пло́ская ры́ба (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · kk камбала (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · vi cá thờn bơn (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · tl isdang-lapad (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · ja カレイ (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · cs platýs (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · cmn 比目魚 /比目鱼 (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · nv łóóʼtʼą́hí (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · da flynder (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · da fladfisk (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · ga iasc leathógach (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) · grc ψῆττα (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes)