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