noun
• Syn: ↑order Heterosomata, ↑order Pleuronectiformes
• Hypernyms: ↑animal order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Acanthopterygii, ↑superorder Acanthopterygii
• Member Meronyms:
↑flatfish, ↑Pleuronectidae, ↑family Pleuronectidae, ↑Bothidae, ↑family Bothidae, ↑Cynoglossidae, ↑family Cynoglossidae, ↑Soleidae, ↑family Soleidae
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Heterosōˈmata plural noun
(Gr sōma (pl sōmata) a body) the flatfishes
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Main Entry: ↑heter-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.