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ENGLISH SOLE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America

Synonyms:

English sole; lemon sole; Parophrys vitulus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("English sole" is a kind of...):

sole (right-eyed flatfish; many are valued as food; most common in warm seas especially European)

Holonyms ("English sole" is a member of...):

genus Parophrys; Parophrys (a genus of Soleidae)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Highly valued almost pure white flesh

Synonyms:

English sole; lemon sole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("English sole" is a kind of...):

fillet of sole; sole (lean flesh of any of several flatfish)

Holonyms ("English sole" is a part of...):

lemon sole; Microstomus kitt (European flatfish highly valued as food)

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