flatfish
- noun
- /ˈflætˌfɪʃ/
- The restaurant's special tonight is grilled flatfish served with lemon butter sauce.
Examples
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They carefully filleted the fresh flatfish for the chef to prepare.
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She prefers the mild flavor of flatfish over other kinds of seafood.
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I ordered a delicious flatfish for dinner.
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The chef prepared flatfish with lemon sauce.
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The restaurant's special tonight is grilled flatfish served with lemon butter sauce.
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She prefers the mild flavor of flatfish over other kinds of seafood.
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They carefully filleted the fresh flatfish for the chef to prepare.
Synonyms
A small flat sea fish with both eyes on one side often eaten
The meat of a flat fish often cooked and served as food
Lean white meat from a large flat fish that people eat
A thin piece of sole fish without bones eaten as a light, delicate food
A small flat sea fish with soft flesh often eaten
A flat fish from North American coasts eaten as food in winter
A flat fish from cold north Atlantic waters that people eat and often catch in winter
A flat fish found in European seas that people eat
A small silvery flat fish like a butterfish that lives near the coast
A small flat sea fish found in warm shallow waters with both eyes on the left side
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Etymology
Flatfish is also used for the meat of these fish; the name again points to the same 'flat' fish and the thin, white fillets they give when cooked.