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• noun (Context 1)
Any marine fish of the order Pleuronectiformes, characterized by a laterally compressed body and having both eyes on the upper side of the head in adulthood, including flounders, soles, plaice, and halibuts.
Usage Example
"The marine biologist studied how the larval pleuronectiform undergoes metamorphosis, causing one eye to migrate entirely to the opposite side of its skull."
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pleuronectiform
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