flatfish - Similar and Opposite Words

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Here are the synonyms for flatfish , a list of similar words for flatfish from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

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

Synonyms

• flatfish

More generic

• acanthopterygian
• spiny-finned fish

More specific

• flounder
• halibut
• holibut
• lefteye flounder
• lefteyed flounder
• righteye flounder
• righteyed flounder
• sole
• tongue-fish
• tonguefish

Related

• Heterosomata
• order Heterosomata
• order Pleuronectiformes

Noun

sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets

Synonyms

• flatfish

More generic

• saltwater fish

More specific

• fillet of sole
• flounder
• halibut
• sole

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