lemon sole

lemon sole

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a European flatfish, Microstomus kitt, with a variegated brown body: highly valued as a food fish: family Pleuronectidae

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lemon sole - Actually a type of flounder—not sole—it has nothing to do with lemon other than it is pale-yellow in color; the name derives from French limande, "flatfish."

See also related terms for lemon.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lemon sole - flesh of American flounder; important in the winter winter flounder blackback flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus, winter flounder, lemon sole - important American food fish in the winter flounder - flesh of any of various American and European flatfish
	2.	lemon sole - highly valued almost pure white flesh English sole Microstomus kitt, lemon sole - European flatfish highly valued as food fillet of sole, sole - lean flesh of any of several flatfish
	3.	lemon sole - popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America Parophrys vitulus, English sole sole - right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European genus Parophrys, Parophrys - a genus of Soleidae
	4.	lemon sole - small European sole Solea lascaris sole - right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European genus Solea, Solea - type genus of the Soleidae
	5.	lemon sole - European flatfish highly valued as food Microstomus kitt righteye flounder, righteyed flounder - flounders with both eyes on the right side of the head genus Microstomus, Microstomus - a genus of Pleuronectidae English sole, lemon sole - highly valued almost pure white flesh
	6.	lemon sole - important American food fish in the winter blackback flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus, winter flounder righteye flounder, righteyed flounder - flounders with both eyes on the right side of the head lemon sole, winter flounder - flesh of American flounder; important in the winter

Translations

lemon sole n → sogliola limanda