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# flatfish

noun (a flatfish, flatfish or flatfishes)

«flatfish» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A flatfish is a fish with a flat body that lies on one side on the sea floor, such as a plaice, sole, flounder, halibut or turbot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flatfish/#m1)
2. Both its eyes end up on the upper side of its head as it grows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flatfish/#m2)

### In the lessons

Science and nature lessons (adaptation, camouflage on the sea bed). Food: fish and chips can be plaice. Phrases: flatfish such as plaice.

### Examples

- A flatfish hides by lying flat on the sand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flatfish/#x1)
- Plaice is a flatfish with orange spots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flatfish/#x2)
- Young flatfish swim upright until one eye moves over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flatfish/#x3)
- The flatfish changed colour to match the gravel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flatfish/#x4)
- Halibut is the largest flatfish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flatfish/#x5)
- We saw a flatfish in the rock pool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flatfish/#x6)

### Note

Plural usually flatfish (like fish, sheep). A flatfish lies on its side, not its belly — unlike rays, which are flat from top to bottom.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «flatfish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flatfish/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«flatfish» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/flatfish.html) on Mova free.