sand dab

noun

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

sand dab

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sand dab¹

First recorded in 1830–40