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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