Plural of flatfish
irregular plural
The plural of flatfish is flatfish or flatfishes.
Forms of flatfish
| Singular | flatfish /ˈflætfɪʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | flatfish /ˈflætfɪʃ/ flatfishes |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Flatfishes in a sentence
- The tonguefishes are flatfishes found in the tropical and subtropical seas of the world, hut some species are found in freshwater hahitats (see Achiridae for a discussion of flatfishes).1997, David W. Greenfield, Jamie E. Thomerson, Fishes of the Continental Waters of Belize, page 252. From the entry tonguefish
Meaning of flatfish
- noun 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.
Plural the same as the singular
Questions about the plural of flatfish
- What is the plural of flatfish?
- The plural of flatfish is flatfish or flatfishes.
- Is flatfish countable?
- Flatfish is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: flatfish (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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