Associations to the word «Pleuronectes»

Wiktionary

PLEURONECTES, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Pleuronectidae   — certain righteye flounders.
PLEURONECTES PLATESSA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Pleuronectidae   — the European plaice, a commercially important flatfish.

Dictionary definition

PLEURONECTES, noun. Type genus of the Pleuronectidae.

Wise words

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