het·er·o·so·ma·ta \ˌhed.ərōˈsōməd.ə\noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from heter- + -somata : an order or other group of teleost fishes consisting of the flatfishes • het·er·o·so·mate\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|sōˌmāt\adjective • het·er·o·so·ma·tous\-_məd.əs\adjective