Definition of flatfish Flatfish
/flæˈtfɪˌʃ/ - flat•fish
We found 6 definitions of flatfish from 5 different sources.
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What does flatfish mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: flatfishes |
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| flatfish - any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side | ||
| acanthopterygian, spiny-finned fish a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays | ||
| heterosomata, order heterosomata, order pleuronectiformes flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes | ||
| flounder any of various European and non-European marine flatfish | ||
| righteye flounder, righteyed flounder flounders with both eyes on the right side of the head | ||
| holibut, halibut marine food fish of the northern Atlantic or northern Pacific; the largest flatfish and one of the largest teleost fishes | ||
| lefteye flounder, lefteyed flounder flatfishes with both eyes on the left side of the head | ||
| tongue-fish, tonguefish left-eyed marine flatfish whose tail tapers to a point; of little commercial value | ||
| flatfish - sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets | ||
| saltwater fish flesh of fish from the sea used as food | ||
| flounder any of various European and non-European marine flatfish | ||
| fillet of sole, sole right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European | ||
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Wiktionary 
- flatfish (Noun)
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.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- flatfish (n.)
Any fish of the family Pleuronectidae; 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. See Flounder.
Wikipedia 
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Flatfish are a type of fish. There are several different kinds of flatfish. Some of them are fished commercially, like flounder, sole, turbot, plaice, and halibut.
All flatfish are rather flat, and have rays. They swim sideways. Some can hide on the ocean floor, waiting for prey.
Part of speech
🔤- flatfish, noun, singular of flatfish / flatfishes.
- flatfish, noun, plural of flatfish.
