Meanings
nounflatfish (countable and uncountable, plural flatfish or flatfishes)
plural flatfishes
- countableuncountableA fish of the order Pleuronectiformes, the adults of which have both eyes on one side and usually swim with the other side down, such as a flounder, a halibut, or a sole.
Synonyms: pleuronectiform, flatty
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fish of the order Pleuronectiformes, the adults of which have both eyes on one side and usually swim with the other side down, such as a flounder, a halibut, or a sole.
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Translations
Ancient Greek κίθαρος, ψῆττα
- κίθαρος (kítharos)fish of the order Pleuronectiformes
- ψῆττα (psêtta)fish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Arabic سمكَة مفلطحَة
- سمكَة مفلطحَةfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Basque platuxa
- platuxafish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Chinese Mandarin 比目魚 /比目鱼
- 比目魚 /比目鱼 (bǐmùyú)fish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Czech platýs, kambala
- platýsfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
- kambalafish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Danish fladfisk, flynder
- fladfiskfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
- flynderfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Dutch platvis
- platvisfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Estonian lestaline (kala)
- lestaline (kala)fish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Finnish kampela, kampelakala
- kampelafish of the order Pleuronectiformes
- kampelakalafish of the order Pleuronectiformes
French poisson plat
- poisson platfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
German Plattfisch
- Plattfischfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Greek πλατύψαρο
- πλατύψαρο (platýpsaro)fish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Hungarian lepényhal
- lepényhalfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Irish leadhbóg, leathóg
- leadhbógfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
- leathógfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
- iasc leathógachfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
- leithfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Italian rombo
- rombofish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Japanese 鰈, カレイ
- 鰈 (karei)fish of the order Pleuronectiformes
- カレイ (karei)fish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Korean 가자미
- 가자미 (gajami)fish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Latvian plekste
- plekstefish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Lithuanian plekšnė
- plekšnėfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Māori pātiki
- pātikifish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Norwegian flatfisk, flyndrefisk
- flatfiskfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
- flyndrefiskfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Polish płastuga
- płastugafish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Portuguese linguado, solha
- linguadofish of the order Pleuronectiformes
- solhafish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Russian пло́ская ры́ба
- пло́ская ры́ба (plóskaja rýba)fish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Scottish Gaelic pacach-cearr
- pacach-cearrfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Spanish pez plano
- pez planofish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Swedish plattfisk
- plattfiskfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Tagalog isdang-lapad, darapa
- isdang-lapadfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
- darapafish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Ukrainian ка́мбала
- ка́мбала (kámbala)fish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Vietnamese cá bơn, cá thờn bơn
- cá bơnfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
- cá thờn bơnfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
- cá lờn bơnfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
- thờn bơnfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
- lờn bơnfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Welsh lleden
- lledenfish of the order Pleuronectiformes
Yiddish קאָמבעלע, פֿלאָנדערקע
- קאָמבעלע (kombele)fish of the order Pleuronectiformes
- פֿלאָנדערקע (flonderke)fish of the order Pleuronectiformes
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APA
flatfish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatfish
MLA
“flatfish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatfish. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flatfish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatfish.
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