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Bothidae

noun

a family of fish of the order Heterosomata

• Syn: ↑family Bothidae

• Hypernyms: ↑fish family

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

• Member Meronyms:

↑lefteye flounder, ↑lefteyed flounder, ↑Paralichthys, ↑genus Paralichthys, ↑Etropus, ↑genus Etropus, ↑Citharichthys, ↑genus Citharichthys, ↑Scophthalmus, ↑genus Scophthalmus, ↑Psetta, ↑genus Psetta

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\\ˈbäthəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Bothus, type genus + -idae

: a widely distributed family of flatfishes (order Heterosomata) having large scales and the eyes on the left side of the body

Useful english dictionary. 2012.