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pleuronectid

pleuronectid noun: any species of the family Pleuronectidae.

pleuronectid: any species of the family Pleuronectidae
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Noun

pleuronectid (plural pleuronectids)

  1. Any species of the family Pleuronectidae.
    • The rockfishes also dominated both the deep northern and southern habitats along with pleuronectids.2006, Larry G. Allen, Daniel J. Pondella II, Chapter 4: Ecological Classification, Larry G. Allen, Michael H. Horn (editors), The Ecology of Marine Fishes: California and Adjacent Waters, 105
    • Two fish species were found in the diet, with juvenile pleuronectids the most common.2008, M. Elliott, K. L. Hemingway, M. J. Costello, S. Duhamel, K. Hostens, M. Labropoulou, S. Marshall, H. Winkler, “Chapter 4: Links between Fish and Other Trophic Levels”, in M. Elliott, Krystal L....
    Synonyms:
    pleuronectoid

Synonyms of pleuronectid

Forms of pleuronectid

pluralpleuronectids

Questions about pleuronectid

What does pleuronectid mean?
Pleuronectid means any species of the family Pleuronectidae.
What part of speech is pleuronectid?
Pleuronectid is a noun.
What is the plural of pleuronectid?
The plural of pleuronectid is pleuronectids.

Words near pleuronectid in the dictionary

  1. pleurolophocercous
  2. pleuromeiaceous
  3. pleuromutilin
  4. pleuromutilins
  5. pleuron
  6. pleuronectid
  7. pleuronectids
  8. pleuronectiform
  9. pleuronectiforms
  10. pleuronectoid
  11. pleuronectoids

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