Soleid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Soleid is a noun meaning (zoology) Any species of the family Soleidae.
Meaning
(zoology) Any species of the family Soleidae.
Example Sentences
A similar character also appears in the Soleidae, but is never covered by lower lip in that family; soleids do not occur in the Neotropics.
Larvae of the flatfish family Soleidae most closely resemble tonguefish larvae but the smaller jaws and more attenuated body shape in cynoglossids serves to distinguish them from larval soleids.
The oldest soleids, Eobuglossus eocenicus and Turahbuglossus cuvillieri, both known from single specimens from the Upper Lutetian of Egypt (Chabanaud 1937; Chanet 1994, 1997), are also among the first known flatfish fossils and they are identical to skeletons of recent soleids.
Word Forms
- soleids
Synonyms for soleid
Depending on context, synonyms include sole.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include solenodontid, psolid, sulid, serolid, solenofilomorphid, somoholitid.
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