pleuronectidn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌplʊərə(ʊ)ˈnɛktɪd/,

/ˌplɔːrə(ʊ)ˈnɛktɪd/, U.S.

/ˌplʊrəˈnɛktəd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Pleuronectes , -id suffix³.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Pleuronectes (see pleuronect n.) + -id suffix³, after scientific Latin Pleuronectidae, family name ( C. L. Bonaparte Saggio d'una distribuzione methodica degli animali vertebrati (1832) 96, 117). Compare French, plural (1847).

Zoology.

A. n.

Any of various flatfishes of the family Pleuronectidae, originally comprising all flatfishes but now restricted to the right-eye flounders, including plaice, dab, halibut, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Pleuronectiformes (flat-fish) > [noun] > family Pleuronectidae > member of (flat-fish)

flatfish1710

pleuronect1849

pleuronectid1859

dab-fish1876

sole1882

flatty1892

1859 C. Girard Fishes (U.S. War Dept.: Rep. Explor. Route to Pacific X) 2 The Pleuronectids, or flat-fishes, are tolerably well represented.

1890 Science 25 July 48/1 The rare pleuronectid, Arnoglossus gröhmanii, was obtained in Clifden harbor.

1912 tr. J. Loeb Mechanistic Conception of Life ii. 61 Probably no one will maintain that the existence of the pleuronectids invalidates all laws in regard to the symmetrical body structure.

1936 J. T. Jenkins Fishes Brit. Isles 173 The egg of the Plaice..is buoyant, and one of the largest of the Pleuronectids, being a little less than ¹/ ₁₂ of an inch in diameter.

2002 Fishery Bull. (Nexis) 100 423 Bones of some taxa such as pleuronectids erode rapidly, losing species traits and are identified only to family.

B. adj.

Of or relating to the family Pleuronectidae.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Pleuronectiformes (flat-fish) > [adjective]

psettaceous1661

pleuronectid1890

1890 Cent. Dict. Pleuronectid, of or pertaining to the Pleuronectidæ.

1894 Athenæum 12 May 617/3 The recessus orbitalis, an accessory visual organ of the pleuronectid fishes.

1933 Science 15 Dec. 545/1 Take, for example, the Pleuronectid fishes, the flounders and their kin, lying flat on one side, the eyes being translocated during embryonic development to the other side.

1995 P. J. Hayward et al. in P. J. Hayward & J. S. Ryland Handbk. Marine Fauna N.W. Europe viii. 302/1 A parasite of pleuronectid flat fish.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pleuronectid
释义	pleuronectidn.adj. Brit. /ˌplʊərə(ʊ)ˈnɛktɪd/, /ˌplɔːrə(ʊ)ˈnɛktɪd/, U.S. /ˌplʊrəˈnɛktəd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Pleuronectes , -id suffix³. Etymology: < scientific Latin Pleuronectes (see pleuronect n.) + -id suffix³, after scientific Latin Pleuronectidae, family name ( C. L. Bonaparte Saggio d'una distribuzione methodica degli animali vertebrati (1832) 96, 117). Compare French, plural (1847). Zoology. A. n. Any of various flatfishes of the family Pleuronectidae, originally comprising all flatfishes but now restricted to the right-eye flounders, including plaice, dab, halibut, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Pleuronectiformes (flat-fish) > [noun] > family Pleuronectidae > member of (flat-fish) flatfish1710 pleuronect1849 pleuronectid1859 dab-fish1876 sole1882 flatty1892 1859 C. Girard Fishes (U.S. War Dept.: Rep. Explor. Route to Pacific X) 2 The Pleuronectids, or flat-fishes, are tolerably well represented. 1890 Science 25 July 48/1 The rare pleuronectid, Arnoglossus gröhmanii, was obtained in Clifden harbor. 1912 tr. J. Loeb Mechanistic Conception of Life ii. 61 Probably no one will maintain that the existence of the pleuronectids invalidates all laws in regard to the symmetrical body structure. 1936 J. T. Jenkins Fishes Brit. Isles 173 The egg of the Plaice..is buoyant, and one of the largest of the Pleuronectids, being a little less than ¹/ ₁₂ of an inch in diameter. 2002 Fishery Bull. (Nexis) 100 423 Bones of some taxa such as pleuronectids erode rapidly, losing species traits and are identified only to family. B. adj. Of or relating to the family Pleuronectidae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > superorder Acanthopterygii (spiny fins) > order Perciformes (perches) > order Pleuronectiformes (flat-fish) > [adjective] psettaceous1661 pleuronectid1890 1890 Cent. Dict. Pleuronectid, of or pertaining to the Pleuronectidæ. 1894 Athenæum 12 May 617/3 The recessus orbitalis, an accessory visual organ of the pleuronectid fishes. 1933 Science 15 Dec. 545/1 Take, for example, the Pleuronectid fishes, the flounders and their kin, lying flat on one side, the eyes being translocated during embryonic development to the other side. 1995 P. J. Hayward et al. in P. J. Hayward & J. S. Ryland Handbk. Marine Fauna N.W. Europe viii. 302/1 A parasite of pleuronectid flat fish. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1859
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