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Pleuronectidae

noun

righteye flounders

• Hypernyms: ↑fish family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Heterosomata, ↑order Heterosomata, ↑order Pleuronectiformes

• Member Meronyms:

↑righteye flounder, ↑righteyed flounder, ↑Pleuronectes, ↑genus Pleuronectes, ↑Platichthys, ↑genus Platichthys, ↑Limanda, ↑genus Limanda, ↑Pseudopleuronectes, ↑genus Pseudopleuronectes, ↑Microstomus, ↑genus Microstomus, ↑Hippoglossoides, ↑genus Hippoglossoides, ↑Hippoglossus, ↑genus Hippoglossus

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\\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈnektəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Pleuronectes, type genus (from pleur- + -nectes) + -idae

: a family of flatfishes (order Heterosomata) that have the eyes on the right side, the dorsal fin extending well forward on the head, and the mouth terminal — see flounder

Useful english dictionary. 2012.