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English sole

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Noun1.English sole - highly valued almost pure white flesh
Microstomus kitt, lemon sole - European flatfish highly valued as food
fillet of sole, sole - lean flesh of any of several flatfish
2.English sole - popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America
sole - right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European
genus Parophrys, Parophrys - a genus of Soleidae


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