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sand dab

noun

any of several flatfishes used for food, especially of the genus Citharichthys, inhabiting waters along the Pacific coast of North America.

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Origin of sand dab

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby sand dab

sand colic, sand crab, sand crack, sand cricket, sandculture, sand dab, sand dollar, Sande, sand eel, sandek, sander
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British Dictionary definitions for sand dab

sand dab

noun

any of various small flatfishes of the genus Citharichthys that occur in American Pacific coastal waters and are important food fishes
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