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Holibut

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Flatfish 76% connected

Any fish of the family Pleuronectidae; esp., the winter flounder (Pleuronectes Americanus). The flatfishes have the body flattened, swim on the side,…

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Halibut 70% connected

A large, northern, marine flatfish (Hippoglossus vulgaris), of the family Pleuronectidae. It often grows very large, weighing more than three hundred…

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Halibut 92% connected

A large, northern, marine flatfish (Hippoglossus vulgaris), of the family Pleuronectidae. It often grows very large, weighing more than three hundred…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Amphidiploid noun · 78% connection

(genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent

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Bird family noun · 78% connection

a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

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Bird genus noun · 78% connection

a genus of birds

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Blastocele noun · 78% connection

the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula

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Blastocoel noun · 78% connection

the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula

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Chlorophyta noun · 78% connection

large division of chiefly freshwater eukaryotic algae that possess chlorophyll a and b, store food as starch, and cellulose cell walls…

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Chordate genus noun · 78% connection

any genus in the phylum Chordata

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Chrysophyta noun · 78% connection

mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and d…

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Cleavage cavity noun · 78% connection

the fluid-filled cavity inside a blastula

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Heterosomati n. pl. · 78% connection

An order of fishes, comprising the flounders, halibut, sole, etc., having the body and head asymmetrical, with both eyes on one side.…

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Roundfish noun · 78% connection

Any ordinary market fish, exclusive of flounders, sole, halibut, and other flatfishes.

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Trawl noun · 78% connection

A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used for catching cod, hal…

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Turbot noun · 78% connection

Any one of numerous species of flounders more or less related to the true turbots, as the American plaice, or summer flounder (see Flo…

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