sand dab
noun
: any of several Pacific flounders (genus Citharichthys of the family Bothidae)
especially
: a common food fish (C. sordidus)
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What is a sand dab?
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Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2022
Magic and his dad go to the Forum and are served sand dab, which is a super weird fish.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 26 Apr. 2022
Johnson stabbed the listless sand dab with his fork.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2022
Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2022
Magic and his dad go to the Forum and are served sand dab, which is a super weird fish.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 26 Apr. 2022
Johnson stabbed the listless sand dab with his fork.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2022
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