Dover sole

Dover sole

n.

1. An edible sole (Solea solea) of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, valued for its delicate flesh.

2. A large flounder (Microstomus pacificus) of the eastern Pacific Ocean from the Bering Sea to Baja California that is harvested as a food fish.

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[After Dover, England (the chief fishing port where Dover sole was landed in England in the 19th century).]

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Do′ver sole′

n.

1. a common European sole, Solea solea, esp. one caught in the English Channel: a choice food fish.

2. a brownish speckled flatfish, Microstomus pacificus, of North American Pacific seas.

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Translations

Dover sole

n → Seezunge f

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