rex sole
noun
: a flounder (Errex zachirus synonym Glyptocephalus zachirus) with both eyes on the right side that is an important food fish occurring from the Bering Sea to Baja California
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Particularly good choices are gray sole, lemon sole, winter flounder and yellowtail flounder on the US East Coast; and petrale sole, rex sole and rock sole on the West Coast.
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Janelle Davis, CNN, 25 May 2022
Janelle Davis, CNN, 25 May 2022
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“Rex sole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rex%20sole. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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