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PLATICHTHYS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Platichthys mean? 

PLATICHTHYS (noun)
  The noun PLATICHTHYS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Pleuronectidaeplay

  Familiarity information: PLATICHTHYS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PLATICHTHYS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Pleuronectidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Platichthys; Platichthys

Hypernyms ("Platichthys" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Platichthys"):

European flatfish; Platichthys flesus (important food fish of Europe)

Holonyms ("Platichthys" is a member of...):

family Pleuronectidae; Pleuronectidae (righteye flounders)


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