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lemon sole
[ lem-uhn sohl ]
/ ˈlɛm ən ˈsoʊl /
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noun
any of various popular food flatfishes, as Parophrys vetulus of the Pacific Ocean (English sole ) and Pseudopleuronectes americanus of the Atlantic Ocean (winter flounder, or blackback flounder ).
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Origin of lemon sole
First recorded in 1875–80; probably alteration, by folk etymology, of French limande “dab” (the fish), Old French limande, lime, of uncertain origin
Words nearby lemon sole
lemon kali, lemon law, lemon mint, lemon oil, lemon shark, lemon sole, lemon squash, lemon squeezer, lemon stick, lemon verbena, lemonwood
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British Dictionary definitions for lemon sole
lemon sole
noun
a European flatfish, Microstomus kitt, with a variegated brown body: highly valued as a food fish: family Pleuronectidae
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