Pleuronectidae

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A family of flatfish like flounders with both eyes on the right side in adults

noun
/plʊəˈrɒnɛktɪdeɪ/

Specialized

: Pleuronectidae

The Pleuronectidae family includes many species of flounders.

Examples

The family Pleuronectidae includes many commercially important species of flatfish.
Some members of Pleuronectidae are commonly found on sandy sea floors around the world.
Biologists study Pleuronectidae to better understand the evolution of eye migration in flatfish.
Did you know that Pleuronectidae are often found on sandy bottoms?
Biologists study Pleuronectidae to better understand the evolution of eye migration in flatfish.
Some members of Pleuronectidae are commonly found on sandy sea floors around the world.
The family Pleuronectidae includes many commercially important species of flatfish.

Synonyms

family Pleuronectidae

vsPleuronectidae

Specialized

9.1

A group of flat fish with both eyes on the right side of the head

is the same meaning but uses a different phrasing focused on features

Compounds

family Pleuronectidae

Specialized

9.1

A group of flat fish with both eyes on the right side of the head

Surface Forms

Pleuronectidae singular

Pleuronectidaes plural

Morphology

Pleuronectidae = Pleuronectes (opaque) = pleuronect + idae

Formed by adding the specialized scientific family suffix '-idae' to a taxonomic stem; the meaning is only clear to those familiar with biological nomenclature, not to general learners.

Etymology

Pleuronectidae comes from Greek parts pleuro- 'side' and -nectes 'swimmer', so it literally means 'side-swimmer'. That's a helpful image for this family of flatfish: they lie on one side and the adults have both eyes on the right side.