lemon sole

lemon sole

n (Animals) a European flatfish, Microstomus kitt, with a variegated brown body: highly valued as a food fish: family Pleuronectidae

lemon sole

- Actually a type of flounder—not sole—it has nothing to do with lemon other than it is pale-yellow in color; the name derives from French limande, "flatfish."See also related terms for lemon.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lemon sole - flesh of American flounder; important in the winterwinter flounderblackback flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus, winter flounder, lemon sole - important American food fish in the winterflounder - flesh of any of various American and European flatfish
	2.	lemon sole - highly valued almost pure white fleshEnglish soleMicrostomus kitt, lemon sole - European flatfish highly valued as foodfillet of sole, sole - lean flesh of any of several flatfish
	3.	lemon sole - popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North AmericaParophrys vitulus, English solesole - right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially Europeangenus Parophrys, Parophrys - a genus of Soleidae
	4.	lemon sole - small European soleSolea lascarissole - right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially Europeangenus Solea, Solea - type genus of the Soleidae
	5.	lemon sole - European flatfish highly valued as foodMicrostomus kittrighteye flounder, righteyed flounder - flounders with both eyes on the right side of the headgenus Microstomus, Microstomus - a genus of PleuronectidaeEnglish sole, lemon sole - highly valued almost pure white flesh
	6.	lemon sole - important American food fish in the winterblackback flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus, winter flounderrighteye flounder, righteyed flounder - flounders with both eyes on the right side of the headlemon sole, winter flounder - flesh of American flounder; important in the winter

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