jiān

鳒

Character · NounTraditional鰜

a type of flatfish; a kind of fish

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

flatfish (family Bothidae); a type of flounder

formal

Specifically refers to a type of flatfish, a marine species where both eyes are on one side of the body. The term is technical and not commonly used in everyday conversation. Examples are illustrative.

Jiān鳒
yú鱼
shì是
zhòng重
yào要
de的
hǎi海
yáng洋
jīng经
jì济
yú鱼
lèi类
zhī之
yī一
 。

The flatfish is one of the important commercial marine fish species.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
jiān鳒
de的
tè特
zhēng征
shì是
yǎn眼
jīng睛
piān偏
xiàng向
zuǒ左
cè侧
 。

The characteristic of this flatfish is that its eyes are biased to the left side.

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Zài在
shēng生
wù物
xué学
shàng上
 ，
jiān鳒
yú鱼
shǔ属
yú于
bǐ比
mù目
yú鱼
kē科
 。

In biology, the flatfish belongs to the Bothidae family.