PSETTICHTHYS MELANOSTICHUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Psettichthys melanostichus mean? 

• PSETTICHTHYS MELANOSTICHUS (noun)
  The noun PSETTICHTHYS MELANOSTICHUS has 1 sense:

1. a common flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America

  Familiarity information: PSETTICHTHYS MELANOSTICHUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PSETTICHTHYS MELANOSTICHUS (noun)

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Meaning:

A common flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Psettichthys melanostichus; sand sole

Hypernyms ("Psettichthys melanostichus" is a kind of...):

sole (right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European)

Holonyms ("Psettichthys melanostichus" is a member of...):

genus Psettichthys; Psettichthys (a genus of Soleidae)