poisson plat

Definitions of poisson plat
  1. noun
    sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets
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    types:
    carrelet, plie, plie franche
    flesh of any of various American and European flatfish
  2. noun
    any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side
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    types:
    carrelet, flet
    any of various European and non-European marine flatfish
    type of:
    acanthoptérygien
    a teleost fish with fins that are supported by sharp inflexible rays
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