单词 | sand flounder |
释义 | > as lemmassand flounder sand flounder n. originally regional any of various kinds of flatfish associated with sandy seabeds; now esp. (U.S.) the windowpane flounder, Scophthalmus aquosus, (New Zealand) the New Zealand flounder, Rhombosolea plebeia of the southwest Pacific (family Pleuronectidae), and members of the family Paralichthyidae.In quot. 1840: the dab, Limanda limanda. ΚΠ 1840 Trans. Royal Soc. Edinb. 14 156 Platessa limanda Yarr.—Sand-Flounder or Saltie. 1842 J. E. De Kay Zool. N.-Y. iv. 302 The Spotted or Watery Turbot..is sometimes called the Watery Flounder, and more frequently the Sand Flounder. 1851 M. H. Perley Catal. Fishes New Brunswick & Nova Scotia 33 The next species, the sand Flounder or small Dab, is a little fish, from 4 to 6 inches in length, nearly of a uniform olive brown; the eyes and colored surface on the right. 1907 Trans. Royal Soc. N.Z. 39 480 Rhombosolea plebeius, commonly known as the sand-flounder. 1991 B. Arnov Fish Florida: Saltwater 28 The IGFA keeps no records on another Florida flounder, the Gulf or sand flounder (Paralichthys albigutta). 2009 Telegram & Gaz. (Mass.) (Nexis) 26 June c3 Windowpane or sand flounder are ‘left-handed’ and large-mouthed like fluke, but are shaped much rounder than other flounder species. < as lemmas |
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