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bothid

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the species of the lefteye flounder family Bothidae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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  • 1978, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Biological Services, Development of Fishes of the Mid-Atlantic Bight, [page 125], Accepting this classification, the bothids can be distinguished from the pleuronectids and the soles by usually having both eyes on the left side of the head.

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