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flatfish vs spiny-finned fish

spiny-finned fish vs flatfish

flatfish and spiny-finned fish both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flatfish Yes No No No
spiny-finned fish Yes No No No
As nouns, spiny-finned fish is a hypernym of flatfish; that is, spiny-finned fish is a word with a broader meaning than flatfish:
  • flatfish: any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side
  • spiny-finned fish: a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
Other hypernyms of flatfish include acanthopterygian.
flatfish (noun) spiny-finned fish (noun)
any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
Difference between flatfish and spiny-finned fish

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