English Explanatory Dictionary

righteye flounder

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any flounder of the family Pleuronectidae, except those in genus Platichthys.

Word forms

righteye flounder righteye flounders right-eyed flounder

Etymology

Most species lie on the sea bottom on their left sides, with both eyes on their right sides.

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