LIMANDA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Limanda mean? 

• LIMANDA (noun)
  The noun LIMANDA has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Pleuronectidae; righteye flounders having a humped nose and small scales; the underside is often brightly colored

  Familiarity information: LIMANDA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIMANDA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Pleuronectidae; righteye flounders having a humped nose and small scales; the underside is often brightly colored

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Limanda; Limanda

Hypernyms ("Limanda" is a kind of...):

fish genus (any of various genus of fish)

Meronyms (members of "Limanda"):

Limanda ferruginea; yellowtail flounder (American flounder having a yellowish tail)

Holonyms ("Limanda" is a member of...):

family Pleuronectidae; Pleuronectidae (righteye flounders)