单词 | pleuronectoid |
释义 | pleuronectoid/ˌplʊərə(ʊ)ˈnɛktɔɪd/ /ˌplɔːrə(ʊ)ˈnɛktɔɪd/Zoology noun A fish of the order Pleuronectiformes or the suborder Pleuronectoidei; a flatfish. adjective Resembling flatfishes of the genus Pleuronectes; of or relating to the order Pleuronectiformes or the suborder Pleuronectoidei. OriginMid 19th century; earliest use found in Theodore Gill (1837–1914). From scientific Latin Pleuronectes + -oid. With use as noun compare slightly earlier pleuronect and pleuronectid; with use as adjective compare slightly later pleuronectid. |
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