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soleid

soleid noun: any species of the family Soleidae.

soleid: any species of the family Soleidae
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Noun

soleid (plural soleids)

  1. Any species of the family Soleidae.
    • A similar character also appears in the Soleidae, but is never covered by lower lip in that family; soleids do not occur in the Neotropics.2003, Roberto E. Reis, Sven O. Kullander, Carl J. Ferraris, Check List of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America, page 666
    • Larvae of the flatfish family Soleidae most closely resemble tonguefish larvae but the smaller jaws and more attenuated body shape in cynoglossids serves to distinguish them from larval soleids.2005, T. W. Farooqi, R. F. Shaw, J. G. Ditty, J. Lyczkowski-Shultz, “Chapter 207: Cynoglossidae: Tongue fishes”, in William J. Richards, editor, Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes, page 2368
    Synonyms:
    sole, true sole

Synonyms of soleid

Forms of soleid

pluralsoleids

Questions about soleid

What does soleid mean?
Soleid means any species of the family Soleidae.
What part of speech is soleid?
Soleid is a noun.
What is the plural of soleid?
The plural of soleid is soleids.

Words near soleid in the dictionary

  1. solecurtids
  2. soled
  3. Soledad
  4. Soledar
  5. solei
  6. soleid
  7. soleids
  8. soleiform
  9. soleil
  10. Soleimani
  11. Soleimanis

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