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PAROPHRYS VITULUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Parophrys vitulus mean?
• PAROPHRYS VITULUS (noun)
The noun PAROPHRYS VITULUS has 1 sense:
1. popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America
Familiarity information: PAROPHRYS VITULUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
English sole; lemon sole; Parophrys vitulus
Hypernyms ("Parophrys vitulus" is a kind of...):
sole (right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European)
Holonyms ("Parophrys vitulus" is a member of...):
genus Parophrys; Parophrys (a genus of Soleidae)
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