Meanings
nounTorbay sole (plural Torbay soles)
plural Torbay soles
- UKAn Atlantic flatfish of species Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (syn. Pleuronectes cynoglossus); witch.
Synonyms: witch flounder, craig fluke, craigfluke, gray sole, grey sole, witch, pole flounder, white sole
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn Atlantic flatfish of species Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (syn. Pleuronectes cynoglossus); witch.
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Translations
Dutch hondstong
- hondstongGlyptocephalus cynoglossus
Finnish mustaeväkampela
- mustaeväkampelaGlyptocephalus cynoglossus
French fausse limande, limande rouge
- fausse limandeGlyptocephalus cynoglossus
- limande rougeGlyptocephalus cynoglossus
- plie cynoglosseGlyptocephalus cynoglossus
German Aalbutt, Hundszunge
- AalbuttGlyptocephalus cynoglossus
- HundszungeGlyptocephalus cynoglossus
- RotzungeGlyptocephalus cynoglossus
Portuguese solhão
- solhãoGlyptocephalus cynoglossus
Swedish rödtunga
- rödtungaGlyptocephalus cynoglossus
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APA
Torbay sole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torbay%20sole
MLA
“Torbay sole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torbay%20sole. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Torbay sole,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Torbay%20sole.
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