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(n.) Any fish of the family Pleuronectidae; esp., the winter flounder (Pleuronectes Americanus). The flatfishes have the body flattened, swim on the side, and have eyes on one side, as the flounder, turbot, and halibut. See Flounder.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Flatfish'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/flatfish.html. 1828.
 
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