Etymology

righteye flounder

Today it means: Any flounder of the family Pleuronectidae, except those in genus Platichthys. Full definition →

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The story

Most species lie on the sea bottom on their left sides, with both eyes on their right sides.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.