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- [flat-fish]
- /ˈflætˌfɪʃ/
- /ˈflæt.fɪʃ/
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- [flat-fish]
- /ˈflætˌfɪʃ/
Definitions of flatfish word
- noun plural flatfish any fish of the order Heterosomata (Pleuronectiformes), including the halibut, sole, flounder, etc., having a greatly compressed body and swimming on one side, with both eyes on the upper side in the adult. 1
- noun flatfish A flattened marine fish that swims on its side with both eyes on the upper side . They live typically on the seabed and are colored to resemble it. 1
- noun flatfish fish with flat body 1
- variable noun flatfish Flatfish are sea fish with flat wide bodies, for example plaice or sole. 0
- noun flatfish any marine spiny-finned fish of the order Heterosomata, including the halibut, plaice, turbot, and sole, all of which (when adult) swim along the sea floor on one side of the body, which is highly compressed and has both eyes on the uppermost side 0
- noun flatfish any of an order (Pleuronectiformes) of marine bony fishes, including flounders and soles, having a laterally flattened, asymmetrical body with, as an adult, both eyes and mouth on the upper side 0
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Origin of flatfish
First appearance:
before 1700 One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; flat1 + fish
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Parts of speech for Flatfish
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
flatfish popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with flatfish
- what is a flatfish?
- what do flatfish eat?
- how to gut a flatfish?
- how to fillet a flatfish?
- how to catch flatfish?
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