flatfish

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
  2. noun any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side

Etymology

From flat + fish.

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