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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of several small edible flatfishes, especially those of the genus Citharichthys of Pacific waters.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A kind of plaice, the rusty dab, Limanda ferruginea, found along the Atlantic coast of the United States, especially northward. Its colored side is brownish-olive with irregular reddish spots. See
dab . - noun A common name for a flounder, Hippoglossoides platessoides, found on both sides of the North Atlantic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of various small
flatfish of the genus Citharichthys native to the Pacific coast of the Americas.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the lean flesh of a small flounder from the Pacific coast of North America
- noun small food fishes of the Pacific coast of North America
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