释义 |
flat fish, ˈflat-fish A name for fish of the family Pleuronectidæ, which includes the sole, turbot, plaice, etc.
1710Lond. Gaz. No. 4742/3 All sorts of flat and fresh Fish. 1837M. Donovan Dom. Econ. II. 167 Several flat-fish live many hours out of the water. 1870Yeats Nat. Hist. Comm. 57 Turbot, soles, and other so-called flat fish. |