Get to know Flatfish better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Flatfish meaning
A 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 of Flatfish
Using Flatfish
- The main meaning on this page is: A 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.
- Useful related words include: saltwater fish, spiny-finned fish, acanthopterygian.
- In the example corpus, flatfish often appears in combinations such as: of flatfish, other flatfish.
Context around Flatfish
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Flatfish
- In this selection, "flatfish" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, atlantic, crabs, mimicry and resembling stand out and add context to how "flatfish" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and other flatfish including arrowtooth and as other flatfish cod or. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "flatfish" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with flatfish
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Slowly, extremely slowly, this flatfish swam away. (7 words)
Some flatfish can actively camouflage themselves on the ocean floor. (10 words)
A “Mimic Octopus” in the Atlantic: Flatfish Mimicry and Camouflage by Macrotritopus defilippi. (13 words)
An observation of a flatfish from the Bathyscaphe Trieste at the bottom of the Mariana Trench at a depth of almost convert has been questioned by fish experts, and recent authorities do not recognize it as valid. (37 words)
White fish can be divided into benthopelagic fish (round fish which live near the sea bed, such as cod and coley ) and benthic fish (which live on the sea bed, such as flatfish like plaice ). (35 words)
On their 1960 descent, the crew of the Trieste noted that the floor consisted of diatomaceous ooze and reported observing "some type of flatfish" lying on the seabed. (28 words)
Example sentences (10)
Reports on SM of significant amounts of razor clams, mussels, bivalves, urchins, seaweed and flatfish, crabs and starfish washed up.
Tanner crab are also prey for halibut, sculpins and other flatfish, including arrowtooth flounder.
A “Mimic Octopus” in the Atlantic: Flatfish Mimicry and Camouflage by Macrotritopus defilippi.
An observation of a flatfish from the Bathyscaphe Trieste at the bottom of the Mariana Trench at a depth of almost convert has been questioned by fish experts, and recent authorities do not recognize it as valid.
Lying on the bottom just beneath us was some type of flatfish, resembling a sole, about 1 foot long and 6 inches across.
On their 1960 descent, the crew of the Trieste noted that the floor consisted of diatomaceous ooze and reported observing "some type of flatfish" lying on the seabed.
Other light-coloured fish may be used, such as other flatfish, cod or saithe.
Slowly, extremely slowly, this flatfish swam away.
Some flatfish can actively camouflage themselves on the ocean floor.
White fish can be divided into benthopelagic fish (round fish which live near the sea bed, such as cod and coley ) and benthic fish (which live on the sea bed, such as flatfish like plaice ).
Common combinations with flatfish
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of flatfish 3×
- other flatfish 2×