Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of numerous chiefly marine fishes of the order Pleuronectiformes, including the flounders, soles, and halibuts, having a laterally compressed body with both eyes on the upper side.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Any fish of the suborder Heterosomata: so called from the flattened bilaterally unsymmetrical form.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any fish of the family
Pleuronectidæ ; esp., the winter flounder (Pleuronectes Americanus ). The flatfishes have the body flattened, swim on the side, and have eyes on one side, as the flounder, turbot, and halibut. Seeflounder .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
fish of the orderPleuronectiformes , the adults of which have both eyes on one side and usually swim with the other side down, such as aflounder , ahalibut , or asole .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
- noun any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side
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Yes | No | Report from bgreen902 wrote 28 weeks 1 day ago the flatfish is mY favorite lure. .caught a 24 3/4 inch rainbow on one of these about 2 months ago. .comin back from the taxidermist soon
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Yes | No | Report from bgreen902 wrote 28 weeks 1 day ago the flatfish is mY favorite lure. .caught a 24 3/4 inch rainbow on one of these about 2 months ago. .comin back from the taxidermist soon
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Looks like a flatfish which is a classic trout lure
Niti Trout Killer 2009
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Looks like a flatfish which is a classic trout lure
Niti Trout Killer 2009
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Some species, such as flatfish, have actually quadrupled.
Letters 1995
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A turbot is a kind of flatfish, native to the North Atlantic, that uses a specialized organ which makes use of the fish's own wake to force oxygenated water over its gills, resulting in basically force-induction of its metabolism, thus enhancing its speed and power. ckc (not kc) said,
Sadly, No! 2008
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Yes | No | Report from bgreen902 wrote 27 weeks 4 hours ago troll with flatfish aand crawfish lures.
any tips on fishing for monster trout in lakes any tips will be greatly appreciated 2009
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He was particularly concerned with the disappearance of flatfish and small crabs, which he thought resulted from an excess of nutrients in the water—most likely from septic and municipal wastewater plants.
Oysterman Fought for Puget Sound, Reaped Its Bounty Stephen Miller 2011
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A quick recipe for "bait-wrapping" flatfish lures with meat in the fall.
Wrap Bait Fillets on Flatfish Plugs to Catch More Salmon and Smallmouth 2009
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Yes | No | Report from bgreen902 wrote 27 weeks 4 hours ago troll with flatfish aand crawfish lures.
any tips on fishing for monster trout in lakes any tips will be greatly appreciated 2009
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