单词 | right-eyed flounder |
释义 | > as lemmasright-eyed flounder right-eyed flounder n. any of the flatfishes comprising the family Pleuronectidae, in which the eyes are typically on the right-hand side of the body. ΚΠ 1934 I. S. Wile Handedness vi. 179 Parker found, as a rule, left-eyed turbots with the right optic nerve dorsal, and right-eyed flounders with the left nerve dorsal. 1961 E. S. Herald Living Fishes of World 273/2 The right-eyed flounders are distinguished from the left-eyed flounders not only by the position of the eyes but also by their eggs. 2005 Bellingham (Washington) Herald (Nexis) 6 Mar. 8 d Favorite deeps where right-eyed flounders can be found. < as lemmas |
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